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 # Contributing to TermUI
+Thank you for your interest in contributing to TermUI; your help is vital to refining our terminal user interface components.
 
 Thanks for your contribution. Bug fixes, new widgets, improved docs, typo fixes. All of it helps.
 
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 ## Development
 > **Note:** This project uses [Bun](https://bun.sh) as its package manager. Install Bun first: https://bun.sh/docs/installation
+> **Note:** If you encounter execution policy or permission errors during setup, open your terminal as an Administrator (Windows) or use `sudo` before running commands (Mac/Linux).
+
 
 ```bash
 bun install