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+# Gluster Hadoop Interface - Contributing 
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+## Overview
+The gluster-hadoop interface is an open source gluster optimized implementation of the org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem class.  
+
+Community participation is open to those who follow the process.
+
+
+### Bugs
+Bugs are tracked via Red Hat's Bugzilla tracking tools under the Red Hat Storage component.  To open a bug visit [Red Hat Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Red%20Hat%20Storage) and select the gluster-hadoop component.
+
+### Submitting Patches
+To submit a patch to the gluster source repository, use the github.com pull request feature.
+
+Start by creating a clone of the hadoop-gluster github repo.  After you've cloned the repo, you can code a fix and push the changes to your personal code repository.  
+
+After the changes are pushed to github open a pull request to integrate the changes into the hadoop-gluster source repository.
+
+Please include any technical information about the patch, a link to a bugzilla bug, and any other relevant information.
+
+
+### Request for merge
+Once your push request has been submited through github please notify [email protected].  Patches are merged by vote of the PMC.
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+Gluster Hadoop Interface - Contributing
+---------------------------------------
+
+Overview
+--------
+The gluster-hadoop interface is an open source gluster optimized implementation of the org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem class.
+
+Community participation is open to those who follow the process.
+
+Bugs
+----
+Bugs are tracked via Red Hat's Bugzilla tracking tools under the Red Hat Storage component. To open a bug visit Red Hat Bugzilla and select the gluster-hadoop component.
+
+Submitting Patches
+To submit a patch to the gluster source repository, use the github.com pull request feature.
+
+Start by creating a clone of the hadoop-gluster github repo. After you've cloned the repo, you can code a fix and push the changes to your personal code repository.
+
+After the changes are pushed to github open a pull request to integrate the changes into the hadoop-gluster source repository.
+
+Please include any technical information about the patch, a link to a bugzilla bug, and any other relevant information.
+
+Request for Merge
+-----------------
+Once your push request has been submited through github please notify [email protected]. Patches are merged by vote of the PMC.