contributing guide

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+## Contributing
+
+Want to help out? That's awesome!
+
+The library is open source and lives on GitHub at:
+https://github.com/googlemaps/js-rich-marker
+Open an issue or fork the library and submit a pull request.
+
+Keep in mind that before we can accept any pull requests we have to jump
+through a couple of legal hurdles, primarily a Contributor License Agreement
+(CLA):
+
+- **If you are an individual writing original source code**
+  and you're sure you own the intellectual property,
+  then you'll need to sign an
+  [individual CLA](https://developers.google.com/open-source/cla/individual).
+- **If you work for a company that wants to allow you to contribute your work**,
+  then you'll need to sign a
+  [corporate CLA](https://developers.google.com/open-source/cla/corporate)
+
+Follow either of the two links above to access the appropriate CLA and
+instructions for how to sign and return it.
+
+When preparing your code, make sure to update the AUTHORS and CONTRIBUTORS file
+to reflect your contribtion.
+
+Once we receive your CLA, we'll be able to review and accept your pull requests.

README.md

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 ## Contributing
 
-Want to help out? That's awesome!
-
-The library is open source and lives on GitHub at:
-https://github.com/googlemaps/js-rich-marker
-Open an issue or fork the library and submit a pull request.
-
-Keep in mind that before we can accept any pull requests we have to jump
-through a couple of legal hurdles, primarily a Contributor License Agreement
-(CLA):
-
-- **If you are an individual writing original source code**
-  and you're sure you own the intellectual property,
-  then you'll need to sign an
-  [individual CLA](https://developers.google.com/open-source/cla/individual).
-- **If you work for a company that wants to allow you to contribute your work**,
-  then you'll need to sign a
-  [corporate CLA](https://developers.google.com/open-source/cla/corporate)
-
-Follow either of the two links above to access the appropriate CLA and
-instructions for how to sign and return it.
-
-When preparing your code, make sure to update the AUTHORS and CONTRIBUTORS file
-to reflect your contribtion.
-
-Once we receive your CLA, we'll be able to review and accept your pull requests.
+Want to contribute? Check out the [contributing guide!](CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
 ## License