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 ## Getting Started
 
 - Fork the repository on GitHub
-- Read the [README](README.md) for build and test instructions
 - Play with the project, submit bugs, submit pull requests!
 
+
+## Building
+
+Each plugin is compiled simply with `go build`.  A script, `build.sh`,
+is supplied which will build all the plugins in the repo.
+
 ## Contribution workflow
 
 This is a rough outline of how to prepare a contribution:
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 # plugins
 Some CNI network plugins, maintained by the containernetworking team. For more information, see the individual READMEs.
 
+Read [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for build and test instructions.
+
 ## Plugins supplied:
 ### Main: interface-creating
 * `bridge`: Creates a bridge, adds the host and the container to it.