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+Triaging of issues
+------------------
+
+The docker-compose issue triage process follows
+https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/project/ISSUE-TRIAGE.md
+with the following additions or exceptions.
+
+
+### Classify the Issue
+
+The following labels are provided in additional to the standard labels:
+
+| Kind         | Description                                                       |
+|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| kind/cleanup | A refactor or improvement that is related to quality not function |
+| kind/parity  | A request for feature parity with docker cli                      |
+
+
+### Functional areas
+
+Most issues should fit into one of the following functional areas:
+
+| Area        |
+|-------------|
+| area/build  |
+| area/cli    |
+| area/config |
+| area/logs   |
+| area/run    |
+| area/scale  |
+| area/tests  |
+| area/up     |
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