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+# OpenTelemetry
+[![Gitter chat][gitter-image]][gitter-url]
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 # OpenTelemetry RFCs
 ## Evolving OpenTelemetry at the speed of Markdown
 
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 ### Background on the OpenTelemetry RFC process
 
 Our RFC process borrows (very!) heavily from the [Rust RFC](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs) and [Kubernetes Enhancement Proposal](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements) processes, the former also being [very influential](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/0001-kubernetes-enhancement-proposal-process.md#prior-art) on the latter; as well as the [OpenTracing RFC](https://github.com/opentracing/specification/tree/master/rfc) process. Massive kudos and thanks to the respective authors and communities for providing excellent prior art 💖
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