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Add contributing guidelines

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing to Vimium
+
+You'd like to fix a bug or implement a feature? Great! Check out the bugs on our issues tracker, or implement
+one of the suggestions there that have been tagged 'todo'. If you have a suggestion of your own, start a
+discussion on the issues tracker or on the [mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/vimium-dev?hl=en). If
+it mirrors a similar feature in another browser or in Vim itself, let us know! Once you've picked something to
+work on, add a comment to the respective issue so others don't duplicate your effort.
+
+## Reporting Issues 
+
+Please include the following when reporting an issue: 
+
+ 1. Chrome and OS Version: `chrome://version`
+ 1. Vimium Version: `chrome://extensions`
+
+## Installing From Source
+
+Vimium is written in Coffeescript, which compiles to Javascript. To
+install Vimium from source:
+
+ 1. Install [Coffeescript](http://coffeescript.org/#installation).
+ 1. Run `cake build` from within your vimium directory. Any coffeescript files you change will now be automatically compiled to Javascript.
+ 1. Navigate to `chrome://extensions`
+ 1. Toggle into Developer Mode
+ 1. Click on "Load Unpacked Extension..."
+ 1. Select the Vimium directory.
+
+## Tests
+
+Our tests use [shoulda.js](https://github.com/philc/shoulda.js) and [PhantomJS](http://phantomjs.org/). To run the tests:
+
+ 1. `git submodule update --init --recursive` -- this pulls in shoulda.js.
+ 1. [Install PhantomJS.](http://phantomjs.org/download.html)
+ 1. `cake test` to run the tests.
+
+## Code Coverage
+
+Bugs and features are not the only way to contribute -- more tests are always welcome. You can find out which
+portions of code need them by looking at our coverage reports. To generate these reports:
+
+ 1. Download [JSCoverage](http://siliconforks.com/jscoverage/download.html) or `brew install jscoverage`
+ 1. `npm install temp`
+ 1. `cake coverage` will generate a coverage report in the form of a JSON file (`jscoverage.json`), which can
+    then be viewed using [jscoverage-report](https://github.com/int3/jscoverage-report).  See
+    jscoverage-report's [README](https://github.com/int3/jscoverage-report#jscoverage-report) for more details.
+
+## Pull Requests
+
+When you're done with your changes, send us a pull request on Github. Feel free to include a change to the
+CREDITS file with your patch.
+
+## Coding Style
+
+  * Follow the style already present in the file.
+  * Ensure your lines don't exceed 110 characters.

README.markdown

@@ -11,14 +11,9 @@ __Installation instructions:__
 You can install the stable version of Vimium from the
 [Chrome Extensions Gallery](https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/dbepggeogbaibhgnhhndojpepiihcmeb).
 
-Alternatively, you can install it from source:
-
-1. Install [Coffeescript](http://coffeescript.org/#installation) (needed to build vimium).
-2. Run `cake build` in the Vimium directory.
-3. Navigate to `chrome://extensions`
-4. Toggle into Developer Mode
-5. Click on "Load Unpacked Extension..."
-6. Select the Vimium directory.
+Please see
+[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/philc/vimium/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#installing-from-source)
+for instructions on how you can install Vimium from source.
 
 The Options page can be reached via a link on the help dialog (hit `?`) or via the button next to Vimium on
 the Chrome Extensions page (`chrome://extensions`).
@@ -130,38 +125,7 @@ Shifts are automatically detected so, for example, `<c-&>` corresponds to ctrl+s
 
 Contributing
 ------------
-You'd like to fix a bug or implement a feature? Great! Check out the bugs on our issues tracker, or implement
-one of the suggestions there that have been tagged 'todo'. If you have a suggestion of your own, start a
-discussion on the issues tracker or on the [mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/vimium-dev?hl=en). If
-it mirrors a similar feature in another browser or in Vim itself, let us know! Once you've picked something to
-work on, add a comment to the respective issue so others don't duplicate your effort.
-
-Vimium is written in Coffeescript, which compiles to Javascript. To build Vimium from source:
-
-1. Install [Coffeescript](http://coffeescript.org/#installation).
-2. Run `cake autobuild` from within your vimium directory. Any coffeescript files you change will now be automatically compiled to Javascript.
-
-Our tests use [shoulda.js](https://github.com/philc/shoulda.js) and [PhantomJS](http://phantomjs.org/). To run
-the tests:
-
-1. `git submodule update --init --recursive` -- this pulls in shoulda.js.
-2. [Install PhantomJS.](http://phantomjs.org/download.html)
-3. `cake test` to run the tests.
-
-Bugs and features are not the only way to contribute -- more tests are always welcome. You can find out which
-portions of code need them by looking at our coverage reports. To generate these reports:
-
-1. Download [JSCoverage](http://siliconforks.com/jscoverage/download.html) or `brew install jscoverage`
-2. `npm install temp`
-3. `cake coverage` will generate a coverage report in the form of a JSON file (`jscoverage.json`), which can
-   then be viewed using [jscoverage-report](https://github.com/int3/jscoverage-report).  See
-   jscoverage-report's [README](https://github.com/int3/jscoverage-report#jscoverage-report) for more details.
-
-When you're done with your changes, send us a pull request on Github. Feel free to include a change to the
-CREDITS file with your patch.
-
-A few coding style guidelines: 1) follow the style already present in the file, 2) ensure your lines
-don't exceed 110 characters.
+Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/philc/vimium/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
 
 Release Notes
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