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@@ -4,91 +4,6 @@ Contributing to the MongoDB project
 Pull requests are always welcome, and the MongoDB dev team appreciates any help the community can
 give to help make MongoDB better.
 
-For any particular improvement you want to make, you can begin a discussion on the
-`MongoDB Developers Forum`_.  This is the best place discuss your proposed improvement (and its
-implementation) with the core development team.
+For more information about how to contribute, please read `the MongoDB Wiki on GitHub`_.
 
-.. _MongoDB Developers Forum: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/mongodb-dev
-
-
-Getting Started
----------------
-
-- Create a `MongoDB JIRA account`_.
-- Create a `Github account`_.
-- Fork the repository on Github at https://github.com/mongodb/mongo.
-- For more details see http://www.mongodb.org/about/contributors/
-
-.. _MongoDB JIRA account: https://jira.mongodb.org/secure/Signup!default.jspa
-.. _Github account: https://github.com/signup/free
-
-
-JIRA Tickets
-------------
-
-All commits to the MongoDB repository must reference an issue in the `SERVER project`_ of the
-MongoDB JIRA.  Before creating any new tickets, please search the existing backlog for any open
-tickets that represent your change request.  If there is not one, then you should create a new
-ticket.
-
-For bugs, please clearly describe the issue you are resolving, including the platforms on which
-the issue is present and clear steps to reproduce.
-
-For improvements or feature requests, be sure to explain the goal or use case and the approach
-your solution will take.
-
-.. _SERVER project: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER
-
-
-The Life Cycle of a Pull Request
---------------------------------
-
-Here's what happens when you submit a pull request:
-
-- The MongoDB engineering team will review your pull request to make sure you have included a
-  SERVER ticket in your request and signed the contributor agreement.
-- You should receive a response from one of our engineers with additional questions about your
-  contributions.
-- If your pull request matches a ticket and is aligned with the Server Roadmap, it will get
-  triaged and reviewed by the Kernel team.
-- Pull requests that have been reviewed and approved will be signed off and merged into a
-  development branch and the associated JIRA SERVER issue will be resolved with an expected
-  fixVersion.
-
-
-Style Guide
------------
-
-All commits to the MongoDB repository must follow the `kernel development rules`_.
-
-In particular, all code must follow the MongoDB `kernel code style guidelines`_.  For anything
-not covered in this document you should default to the `Google CPP Style Guide`_ and the
-`Google JavaScript Style Guide`_.
-
-Your commit message should also be prefaced with the relevant JIRA ticket, e.g. "SERVER-XXX Fixed
-a bug in aggregation".
-
-.. _kernel development rules: http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/kernelcodedevelopmentrules
-.. _Kernel Code Style guidelines: http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/kernelcodestyle
-.. _Google CPP Style Guide: http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/cppguide.xml
-.. _Google JavaScript Style Guide: http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/javascriptguide.xml
-
-
-Testing
--------
-
-Every non-trivial change to the code base should be accompanied by a relevant addition to or
-modification of the test suite.  If you do not believe this is necessary, please add an explanation
-in the JIRA ticket why no such changes are either needed or possible.
-
-All changes must also pass the full test suite (including your test additions/changes) on your
-local machine before you open a pull request.
-
-
-Contributor Agreement
----------------------
-
-A patch will only be considered for merging into the upstream codebase after you have signed the
-`contributor agreement`_.
-
-.. _contributor agreement: http://www.mongodb.com/contributor
+.. _the MongoDB Wiki on GitHub: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/wiki