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+# The Phyllome OS wiki
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+This repository contains the articles that together make up the [**Phyllome OS wiki**](https://wiki.phyllo.me).
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+A two-ways sync is setup between this repository and the wiki solution, based on [wiki.js](https://js.wiki/). Contributions through the wiki web interface are currently only open to [core contributors](https://wiki.phyllo.me/project/join).
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+## How to contribute
+
+> **Attention please**: Do *not* create new files, as they are not taken into account by `wiki.js`. Please create an issue if you wish to create new pages.
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+* Clone the repository:
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+```
+git clone https://github.com/PhyllomeOS/wiki/
+```
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+* Add or modify some contents to an *existing page* using your favorite text editor.
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+> Please follow the [CommonMark Spec syntax](https://spec.commonmark.org/). Have a look [here](https://docs.requarks.io/editors/markdown) to see what can be done and how.   
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+* Create a pull request when you are done, sit back, and relax. 
+
+Thank you!
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+## Licence
+
+Contributions are made under a [CC BY 4.0 Licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), for the Phyllome OS Project.
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