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+# .github
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+This repository has some miscellaneous GitHub-specific files and configurations.
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+- [./profile/README.md](./profile/README.md), the content of the BlueBuild profile page
+- [./labels.yml](./labels.yml) and [./.github/workflows/label.yml](./.github/workflows/label.yml), the default labels and sync for the whole organization
+- the [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/blue-build/discussions) are also attached to this repository
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