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 # Code Contribution Guidelines
 
-Please see the [Mattermost Contribution Guide](http://docs.mattermost.com/developer/contribution-guide.html) which describes the process for making code contributions across Mattermost projects. 
-
-Note: Community work won't start until October 31, and no community pull requests will be accepted before then.
+Thank you for your interest in contributing! Please see the [Mattermost Contribution Guide](http://docs.mattermost.com/developer/contribution-guide.html) which describes the process for making code contributions across Mattermost projects and [join our "Native Mobile Apps" community channel](https://pre-release.mattermost.com/core/channels/native-mobile-apps) to ask questions from community members and the Mattermost core team.
 
 ### Review Process for this Repo