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 # How to Contribute
 
-CoreOS projects are [Apache 2.0 licensed](LICENSE) and accept contributions via
-GitHub pull requests.  This document outlines some of the conventions on
+This project is [Apache 2.0 licensed](LICENSE) and accept contributions via
+GitHub-like pull requests.  This document outlines some of the conventions on
 development workflow, commit message formatting, contact points and other
 resources to make it easier to get your contribution accepted.
 
@@ -12,18 +12,9 @@ Origin (DCO). This document was created by the Linux Kernel community and is a
 simple statement that you, as a contributor, have the legal right to make the
 contribution. See the [DCO](DCO) file for details.
 
-# Email and Chat
-
-The project currently uses the general CoreOS email list and IRC channel:
-- Email: [coreos-dev](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/coreos-dev)
-- IRC: #[coreos](irc://irc.freenode.org:6667/#coreos) IRC channel on freenode.org
-
-Please avoid emailing maintainers found in the MAINTAINERS file directly. They
-are very busy and read the mailing lists.
-
 ## Getting Started
 
-- Fork the repository on GitHub
+- Fork the repository
 - Read the [README](README.md) for build and test instructions
 - Play with the project, submit bugs, submit patches!
 
@@ -40,12 +31,6 @@ This is a rough outline of what a contributor's workflow looks like:
 
 Thanks for your contributions!
 
-### Coding Style
-
-CoreOS projects written in Go follow a set of style guidelines that we've documented 
-[here](https://github.com/coreos/docs/tree/master/golang). Please follow them when 
-working on your contributions.
-
 ### Format of the Commit Message
 
 We follow a rough convention for commit messages that is designed to answer two