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+# llnode Collaborator Guide
+
+llnode follows 
+[Node.js Collaborator Guide](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md), 
+with the following exception:
+
+llnode Collaborators are allowed to approve their own Pull Requests if it has
+been opened for at least 7 days and there was no reviews from other
+collaborators.