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+For questions or discussion please always use our Forum first and make sure you read our Contributing Guide.
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+- Forum: https://groups.google.com/group/mapsforge-dev
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+- Contributing Guide: https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/blob/master/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md