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+# phosphor-misc
+
+phosphor-misc is a collection of miscellaneous OpenBMC functions that doesn't
+really fit anywhere else.
+
+Contributing
+------------
+If you have a new function in mind to be hosted in phosphor-misc, it is usually
+a good idea to mention it on the OpenBMC mailing list before writing any code.
+There might already be an implementation of the desired function or the
+community may suggest alternatives.
+
+phosphor-misc patches are reviewed using the Gerrit instance at
+https://gerrit.openbmc-project.xyz.
+
+Please submit patches to Gerrit.  More information on using Gerrit can be found
+[here](https://github.com/openbmc/docs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#submitting-changes-via-gerrit-server).
+https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-misc is a hosting mirror only and GitHub
+pull requests are not monitored and will not be accepted.
+
+Patch checklist.  Please ensure patches adhere to the following guidelines:
+
+ - follow [the seven rules of a great git commit
+   message](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/#seven-rules)
+
+For questions or help please come join us on the [mailing
+list](https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/openbmc) or in
+[IRC](irc://freenode.net/openbmc).