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.github/CODEOWNERS

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+#cpp code owners
+cpp/               @rapidsai/<repo>-cpp-codeowners
+
+#python code owners
+python/            @rapidsai/<repo>-python-codeowners
+python/dask_cudf/  @rapidsai/<repo>-dask-codeowners
+
+#cmake code owners
+**/CMakeLists.txt  @rapidsai/<repo>-cmake-codeowners
+**/cmake/          @rapidsai/<repo>-cmake-codeowners
+
+#build/ops code owners
+.github/           @rapidsai/ops-codeowners 
+ci/                @rapidsai/ops-codeowners
+conda/             @rapidsai/ops-codeowners
+**/Dockerfile      @rapidsai/ops-codeowners
+**/.dockerignore   @rapidsai/ops-codeowners
+docker/            @rapidsai/ops-codeowners

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

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+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Create a bug report to help us improve ___PROJECT___
+title: "[BUG]"
+labels: "? - Needs Triage, bug"
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Describe the bug**
+A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
+
+**Steps/Code to reproduce bug**
+Follow this guide http://matthewrocklin.com/blog/work/2018/02/28/minimal-bug-reports to craft a minimal bug report. This helps us reproduce the issue you're having and resolve the issue more quickly.
+
+**Expected behavior**
+A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
+
+**Environment details (please complete the following information):**
+ - Environment location: [Bare-metal, Docker, Cloud(specify cloud provider)]
+ - Method of ___PROJECT___ install: [conda, Docker, or from source]
+   - If method of install is [Docker], provide `docker pull` & `docker run` commands used
+
+
+**Additional context**
+Add any other context about the problem here.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation-request.md

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+---
+name: Documentation request
+about: Report incorrect or needed documentation
+title: "[DOC]"
+labels: "? - Needs Triage, doc"
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+## Report incorrect documentation
+
+**Location of incorrect documentation**
+Provide links and line numbers if applicable.
+
+**Describe the problems or issues found in the documentation**
+A clear and concise description of what you found to be incorrect.
+
+**Steps taken to verify documentation is incorrect**
+List any steps you have taken:
+
+**Suggested fix for documentation**
+Detail proposed changes to fix the documentation if you have any.
+
+---
+
+## Report needed documentation
+
+**Report needed documentation**
+A clear and concise description of what documentation you believe it is needed and why.
+
+**Describe the documentation you'd like**
+A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
+
+**Steps taken to search for needed documentation**
+List any steps you have taken:

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md

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+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest an idea for ___PROJECT___
+title: "[FEA]"
+labels: "? - Needs Triage, feature request"
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
+A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I wish I could use ___PROJECT___ to do [...]
+
+**Describe the solution you'd like**
+A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
+
+**Describe alternatives you've considered**
+A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
+
+**Additional context**
+Add any other context, code examples, or references to existing implementations about the feature request here.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/submit-question.md

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+---
+name: Submit question
+about: Ask a general question about ___PROJECT___
+title: "[QST]"
+labels: "? - Needs Triage, question"
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**What is your question?**

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

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+<!--
+
+Thank you for contributing to ___PROJECT___ :)
+
+Here are some guidelines to help the review process go smoothly.
+
+1. Please write a description in this text box of the changes that are being
+   made.
+
+2. Please ensure that you have written units tests for the changes made/features
+   added.
+
+3. If you are closing an issue please use one of the automatic closing words as
+   noted here: https://help.github.com/articles/closing-issues-using-keywords/
+
+4. If your pull request is not ready for review but you want to make use of the
+   continuous integration testing facilities please label it with `[WIP]`.
+
+5. If your pull request is ready to be reviewed without requiring additional
+   work on top of it, then remove the `[WIP]` label (if present) and replace
+   it with `[REVIEW]`. If assistance is required to complete the functionality,
+   for example when the C/C++ code of a feature is complete but Python bindings
+   are still required, then add the label `[HELP-REQ]` so that others can triage
+   and assist. The additional changes then can be implemented on top of the
+   same PR. If the assistance is done by members of the rapidsAI team, then no
+   additional actions are required by the creator of the original PR for this,
+   otherwise the original author of the PR needs to give permission to the
+   person(s) assisting to commit to their personal fork of the project. If that
+   doesn't happen then a new PR based on the code of the original PR can be
+   opened by the person assisting, which then will be the PR that will be
+   merged.
+
+6. Once all work has been done and review has taken place please do not add
+   features or make changes out of the scope of those requested by the reviewer
+   (doing this just add delays as already reviewed code ends up having to be
+   re-reviewed/it is hard to tell what is new etc!). Further, please do not
+   rebase your branch on main/force push/rewrite history, doing any of these
+   causes the context of any comments made by reviewers to be lost. If
+   conflicts occur against main they should be resolved by merging main
+   into the branch used for making the pull request.
+
+Many thanks in advance for your cooperation!
+
+-->

CHANGELOG.md

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+# ___PROJECT___ 0.0.0 (DD Mon YYYY)
+
+## New Features
+
+- ...
+
+## Improvements
+
+- ...
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+- ...

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing to ___PROJECT___
+
+If you are interested in contributing to ___PROJECT___, your contributions will fall
+into three categories:
+1. You want to report a bug, feature request, or documentation issue
+    - File an [issue](https://github.com/rapidsai/___PROJECT___/issues/new/choose)
+    describing what you encountered or what you want to see changed.
+    - The RAPIDS team will evaluate the issues and triage them, scheduling
+    them for a release. If you believe the issue needs priority attention
+    comment on the issue to notify the team.
+2. You want to propose a new Feature and implement it
+    - Post about your intended feature, and we shall discuss the design and
+    implementation.
+    - Once we agree that the plan looks good, go ahead and implement it, using
+    the [code contributions](#code-contributions) guide below.
+3. You want to implement a feature or bug-fix for an outstanding issue
+    - Follow the [code contributions](#code-contributions) guide below.
+    - If you need more context on a particular issue, please ask and we shall
+    provide.
+
+## Code contributions
+
+### Your first issue
+
+1. Read the project's [README.md](https://github.com/rapidsai/___PROJECT___/blob/main/README.md)
+    to learn how to setup the development environment
+2. Find an issue to work on. The best way is to look for the [good first issue](https://github.com/rapidsai/___PROJECT___/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22)
+    or [help wanted](https://github.com/rapidsai/___PROJECT___/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) labels
+3. Comment on the issue saying you are going to work on it
+4. Code! Make sure to update unit tests!
+5. When done, [create your pull request](https://github.com/rapidsai/___PROJECT___/compare)
+6. Verify that CI passes all [status checks](https://help.github.com/articles/about-status-checks/). Fix if needed
+7. Wait for other developers to review your code and update code as needed
+8. Once reviewed and approved, a RAPIDS developer will merge your pull request
+
+Remember, if you are unsure about anything, don't hesitate to comment on issues
+and ask for clarifications!
+
+### Seasoned developers
+
+Once you have gotten your feet wet and are more comfortable with the code, you
+can look at the prioritized issues of our next release in our [project boards](https://github.com/rapidsai/___PROJECT___/projects).
+
+> **Pro Tip:** Always look at the release board with the highest number for
+issues to work on. This is where RAPIDS developers also focus their efforts.
+
+Look at the unassigned issues, and find an issue you are comfortable with
+contributing to. Start with _Step 3_ from above, commenting on the issue to let
+others know you are working on it. If you have any questions related to the
+implementation of the issue, ask them in the issue instead of the PR.
+
+## Attribution
+Portions adopted from https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md