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+If you want to hack on Cabal, don't be intimidated!
+
+Read the guide to the source code:
+  http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/wiki/SourceGuide
+
+There are other resources listed on the dev wiki:
+  http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/
+
+In particular, the open tickets and the cabal-devel mailing list
+which is a good place to ask questions.