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 * Interested in helping out?
 ** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/How_to_contribute
 
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 MediaWiki is the result of global collaboration and cooperation. The CREDITS
 file lists technical contributors to the project. The COPYING file explains
 MediaWiki's copyright and license (GNU General Public License, version 2 or