We're so glad you're thinking about contributing to a NIEM open source project! If you're unsure about anything, just ask -- or submit the issue or pull request anyway. The worst that can happen is you'll be politely asked to change something. We love all friendly contributions.
We encourage you to read this project's CONTRIBUTING policy (you are here), its LICENSE, and its README.
This project constitutes a collaborative work. Government employees and members of the public are encouraged to improve the project by contributing.
To make a contribution to this repository, visit the README where you will find more detailed technical information.
This project is in the public domain. All contributions to this project will be released under the MIT License. By submitting a pull request, you are agreeing to comply with this license.
All comments, messages, pull requests, and other submissions received, including this GitHub page, may be subject to archiving requirements.
To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, do not include your full name, phone numbers, email addresses, social security number, case numbers or any other sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) in your comments or responses.
NIEM does not moderate comments on GitHub prior to users posting, but reserves the right to remove any materials that pose a security or privacy risk.