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 > [!TIP]
-> Discussions and contributions are welcome! This project is in it's early stages and a lot hasn't been ironed out yet. For more information on [contributing](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) and [guidelines](resources/dev/GUIDELINES.md) for open-source software submissions, consult their respective pages.
+> Discussions and contributions are welcome! This project is in it's early stages and a lot hasn't been ironed out yet. For more information on [contributing](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) and [guidelines](.github/GUIDELINES.md) for open-source software submissions, consult their respective pages.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > My MacOS [configuration](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QF7wpvlFG7mfWtCGrFfyIUwgYzOYeSBDAIDvgiIJk44/edit?usp=sharing).