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+# Contributing
+
+## Security
+
+If you think you have found a **security issue**, please do not mention it in this repository.
+Instead, send an email to security@thegeeklab.de with as many details as possible so it can be handled confidential.
+
+## Bug Reports and Feature Requests
+
+If you have found a **bug** or have a **feature request** please use the search first in case a similar issue already exists.
+If not, please create an issue in this repository
+
+## Code
+
+If you would like to fix a bug or implement a feature, please fork the repository and create a Pull Request.
+
+Before you start any Pull Request, it is recommended that you create an issue to discuss first if you have any
+doubts about requirement or implementation. That way you can be sure that the maintainer(s) agree on what to change and how,
+and you can hopefully get a quick merge afterwards.
+
+Pull Requests can only be merged once all status checks are green.
+
+## Do not force push to your Pull Request branch
+
+Please do not force push to your Pull Requests branch after you have created your Pull Request, as doing so makes it harder for us to review your work.
+Pull Requests will always be squashed by us when we merge your work. Commit as many times as you need in your Pull Request branch.
+
+## Re-requesting a review
+
+Please do not ping your reviewer(s) by mentioning them in a new comment. Instead, use the re-request review functionality.
+Read more about this in the [GitHub docs, Re-requesting a review](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/incorporating-feedback-in-your-pull-request#re-requesting-a-review).
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Poor-mans docker service synchronizer
 [![Source: GitHub](https://img.shields.io/badge/source-github-blue.svg?logo=github&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/thegeeklab/wait-for)
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/thegeeklab/wait-for)](https://github.com/thegeeklab/wait-for/blob/master/LICENSE)
 
-wait-for is a script designed to synchronize services like docker containers. It is [sh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourne_shell) and [alpine](https://alpinelinux.org/) compatible. It was inspired by [vishnubob/wait-for-it](https://github.com/vishnubob/wait-for-it), but the core has been rewritten at [Eficode](http://eficode.com/) by [dsuni](https://github.com/dsuni) and [mrako](https://github.com/mrako).
+wait-for is a script designed to synchronize services like docker containers. It is [sh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourne_shell) and [alpine](https://alpinelinux.org/) compatible and was forked from [eficode/wait-for](https://github.com/eficode/wait-for).
 
 When using this tool, you only need to pick the `wait-for` file as part of your project.
 
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ optional arguments:
 
 ## Examples
 
-To check if [eficode.com](https://eficode.com) is available:
+To check if [google.com](https://google.com) is available:
 
 ```Shell
-$ ./wait-for www.eficode.com:80 -- echo "Eficode site is up"
+$ ./wait-for google.com:80 -- echo "Google site is up"
 
-Eficode site is up
+Google site is up
 ```
 
 To wait for database container to become available:
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ services:
 
 ## Contributors
 
-Special thanks goes to all [contributors](https://github.com/thegeeklab/wait-for/graphs/contributors).
+Special thanks goes to all [contributors](https://github.com/thegeeklab/wait-for/graphs/contributors). If you would like to contribute,
+please see the [instructions](https://github.com/thegeeklab/wait-for/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 ## License