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+# Contributing to libretro-super
+
+## Core authors and upstream developers
+
+Libretro does not make statements about, endorse, or vet the personal
+views or conduct of core authors or upstream developers.
+
+Info files and other documentation in this repository describe the
+software only. Pull requests that add statements about the people behind
+a core, positive or negative, will not be accepted.
+
+Decisions about including or removing a core are based on licensing,
+technical, and maintenance criteria.