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 For assistance with your own sketches, projects, or code, please post your question on the Processing forum: https://discourse.processing.org/. Our community is full of experienced developers and knowledgeable users who are eager to help. Before you post, please take a moment to read the [guidelines on asking questions](https://discourse.processing.org/t/guidelines-asking-questions/2147) to make sure you get the best possible help. We’re incredibly grateful for the support and knowledge shared by everyone on the forum over the years.
 
 ## Contributing to Processing
-We welcome new contributors. If you want to fix a bug that's been bothering you or want to give back to the project, you're in the right place! Please see our [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed guidelines on how to contribute.
+Processing is a labor of love, built over decades by people who believed in this community and genuinely enjoyed contributing to it. It’s easy to assume Processing is “just that way,” but everything you see here is the result of collective effort. If you want to fix a bug that’s been bothering you or give back to the project in other ways, you’re in the right place! 
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+We understand that contributing to open source can be intimidating, but mistakes are part of learning—and we are all learners here. We do not assume knowledge or imply that somebody should already know any particular thing. Whether you’re a newcomer or an expert, your knowledge and contributions are valuable. Never hesitate to ask questions, open an issue, a pull request, or write a comment. We also encourage you to step in if you can: reply to issues, review PRs, or help out in whatever way feels right for you.
 
 ## Building Processing
 
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 For more information and detailed instructions, follow our [How to Build Processing](build/README.md) guide.
 
-## Expected Behavior 
-Remember, Processing is a labor of love, run in large part by volunteers, and offered free of charge. We're here because we believe in this community and genuinely enjoy contributing to it. We always welcome constructive feedback. Just keep it friendly and helpful, please! For more tips on how to communicate within the project, take a peek at our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/processing/processing4-carbon-aug-19?tab=coc-ov-file).
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-## About the Processing 4.0 release
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-We've moved to a new repository for the 4.0 release so that we could cull a lot of the accumulated mess of the last 20 years. This made `git clone` (and most other `git` operations) a lot faster.
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-For a detailed list of changes relevant to developers working on this repository, and changes that may impact Library, Mode, or Tool development, please refer to [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md). The full list of changes can be seen in [the release notes for each version](build/shared/revisions.md).
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-Processing 4 has [important updates](wiki/Changes-in-4.0) that prepare the platform for its future. Most significantly, this includes the move to Java 17 as well as major changes to the range of platforms we support (Apple Silicon! Raspberry Pi on 32- and 64-bit ARM!)
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-With any luck, many changes should be transparent to most users, in spite of how much is updated behind the scenes. More immediately visible changes include major work on the UI, including “themes” and the ability to change how sketches are named by default.
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-As with all releases, we did [everything possible](https://twitter.com/ben_fry/status/1426282574683516928) to avoid breaking API. However, there were still tweaks that we had to make. We tried to keep them minor. Our goal is stability, and keeping everyone's code running.
+## Be Kind 
+We invite you to think of this repository as a community garden. We’re here to cultivate something beautiful together, and that takes respect, kindness, and patience. While we assume good intentions, and will give everyone a chance to learn, we have zero tolerance for repeated harassment, harmful behavior, or toxicity of any kind. We invite you to read our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/processing/processing4?tab=coc-ov-file) and join us in creating a safe and supportive environment through your words and actions.
 
 ## Contact Information
 For technical support or troubleshooting with your project, please post on the [Processing Forum](https://discourse.processing.org/).