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+_Note: due to GitHub's limitations, this repository's [Contributors](https://github.com/processing/processing4/graphs/contributors) page only shows accurate contribution data starting from late 2024. Contributor graphs from before November 13th 2024 can be found on [this page](https://github.com/benfry/processing4/graphs/contributors). The [git commit history](https://github.com/processing/processing4/commits/main/) provides a full record of the project's contributions. To see all commits by a contributor, click on the [π»](https://github.com/processing/processing4/commits?author=benfry) emoji below their name._
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Copyright (c) 2015-now The Processing Foundation
## Contributors
-The Processing project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification, recognizing all forms of contributions (not just code!). A list of all contributors is included below. You can add yourself to the contributors list [here](https://github.com/processing/processing4-carbon-aug-19/issues/839)!
+See [CONTRIBUTORS.md](./CONTRIBUTORS.md) for a list of all contributors to the project.
-_Note: due to GitHub's limitations, this repository's [Contributors](https://github.com/processing/processing4/graphs/contributors) page only shows accurate contribution data starting from late 2024. Contributor graphs from before November 13th 2024 can be found on [this page](https://github.com/benfry/processing4/graphs/contributors). The [git commit history](https://github.com/processing/processing4/commits/main/) provides a full record of the project's contributions. To see all commits by a contributor, click on the [π»](https://github.com/processing/processing4/commits?author=benfry) emoji below their name._
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+This project follows the [all-contributors specification](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) and the [Emoji Key](https://all-contributors.github.io/emoji-key/) β¨ for contribution types. Detailed instructions on how to add yourself or add contribution emojis to your name are [here](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/839). You can also post an issue or comment on a pull request with the text: `@all-contributors please add @YOUR-USERNAME for THINGS` (where `THINGS` is a comma-separated list of entries from the [list of possible contribution types](https://all-contributors.github.io/emoji-key/)) and our nice bot will add you to [CONTRIBUTORS.md](./CONTRIBUTORS.md) automatically!
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