updated README with boilerplate

README.md

@@ -272,4 +272,35 @@ analytics between LMSes. A potential structure for this is:
 Here, each instance would have a data layer module. This module would
 translate the data generate by the particular LMS into a common
 representation. Analytics would be built on top of that common
-representation. 
+representation. 
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+
+Other edX Code
+==============
+
+See [code.edx.org](http://code.edx.org/) for other parts of the edX code base.
+
+License
+-------
+
+The code in this repository is licensed under version 3 of the AGPL unless
+otherwise noted.
+
+Please see ``LICENSE.txt`` for details.
+
+How to Contribute
+-----------------
+
+Contributions are very welcome. The easiest way is to fork this repo, and then
+make a pull request from your fork. The first time you make a pull request, you
+may be asked to sign a Contributor Agreement.
+
+Reporting Security Issues
+-------------------------
+
+Please do not report security issues in public. Please email security@edx.org
+
+Mailing List and IRC Channel
+----------------------------
+
+You can discuss this code on the [edx-code Google Group](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/edx-code) or in the
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