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 Contributor Code of Conduct
 
+  Note: In the sequel, "project" refers to GNU Guix, and "project
+  maintainer(s)" refers to maintainer(s) of GNU Guix.
+
 As contributors and maintainers of this project, and in the interest of
 fostering an open and welcoming community, we pledge to respect all
 people who contribute through reporting issues, posting feature