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+# Contributing to Chef Provisioning SSH
+
+## Resource/Provider Acceptance Criteria
+
+All resources and providers in Chef Provisioning SSH must fulfill the [common acceptance criteria]
+(https://github.com/chef/chef-provisioning/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for
+all Chef Provisioning projects.