I'm so glad you're thinking about contributing to an open source project. If you're unsure about anything, just ask -- or submit the issue or pull request anyway. The worst that can happen is you'll be politely asked to change something. I love all friendly contributions!
I encourage you to read this project's CONTRIBUTING policy (you are here), its LICENSE, and its README.
To ensure a welcoming environment for all of our project, I request that all contributors should adhere to the code of conduct.
This project is in the public domain within the United States, and copyright and related rights in the work worldwide are waived through the CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication.
All contributions to this project will be released under the CC0 dedication. By submitting a pull request or issue, you are agreeing to comply with this waiver of copyright interest.