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+The GNU Project encourages contributions from anyone who wishes to
+advance the development of the GNU system, regardless of gender, race,
+ethnic group, physical appearance, religion, cultural background, and
+any other demographic characteristics, as well as personal political
+views.
+
+People are sometimes discouraged from participating in GNU development
+because of certain patterns of communication that strike them as
+unfriendly, unwelcoming, rejecting, or harsh.  This discouragement
+particularly affects members of disprivileged demographics, but it is
+not limited to them.  Therefore, we ask all contributors to make a
+conscious effort, in GNU Project discussions, to communicate in ways
+that avoid that outcome — to avoid practices that will predictably and
+unnecessarily risk putting some contributors off.
+
+The GNU Kind Communications Guidelines suggest specific ways to
+accomplish that goal.  You can find the latest version at
+https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/kind-communication.html
+
+When sending messages to Emacs mailing lists, we ask you to read and
+respect these guidelines.