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 When contributing, please attempt to match the code style already in the codebase. Note that we use four spaces per indentation stop. For more thoughts on code style, see https://github.com/rwldrn/idiomatic.js/.
 
+If you're new to the project, check out our [good first bug](https://github.com/openseadragon/openseadragon/issues?labels=good+first+bug&page=1&state=open) issues for some places to dip your toe in the water.
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 ## Licenses
 
 OpenSeadragon was initially released with a New BSD License ( preserved below ), while work done by Chris Thatcher is additionally licensed under the MIT License.