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+# How to contribute
+
+This repository lists and (very briefly) compares various unikernels solutions, if you find one that is not listed here we would be happy to include it.
+
+## Submitting changes
+
+The following sections need to be updated when adding a unikernel solution: 
+
+* [Table of Contents](https://github.com/cetic/unikernels#table-of-contents)
+* [Existing projects](https://github.com/cetic/unikernels#existing-projects) 
+* [Comparing Solutions](https://github.com/cetic/unikernels#comparing-solutions)
+
+Examples:
+
+* https://github.com/cetic/unikernels/commit/b67aab5265bd58bb4c19b4560a85d55925a15904
+* https://github.com/cetic/unikernels/commit/b67aab5265bd58bb4c19b4560a85d55925a15904
+
+Please send a Pull Request with a clear list of what you've done (read more about [pull requests](http://help.github.com/pull-requests/)). 
+