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authorGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2021-03-15 08:51:05 -0700
committerGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2021-03-15 08:51:05 -0700
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* CONTRIBUTE: Refer to gnulib for request-assign.future.
The vast majority of the exchanges on this topic are "please send me the form; ok I sent you the form", and there's no need to involve a mailing list for that.
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@@ -72,9 +72,12 @@ the copyright for your contributions. (To see how many lines were
non-trivially changed, count only added and modified lines in the
patched code. Consider an added or changed line non-trivial if it
includes at least one identifier, string, or substantial comment.)
-Ask on emacs-devel@gnu.org, and we will send you the necessary form
-together with the instructions to fill and email it, in order to start
-this legal paperwork.
+In most cases, to start the assignment process you should download
+https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnulib.git/plain/doc/Copyright/request-assign.future
+and return the completed information to the address at the top.
+(There are other assignment options, but they are much less commonly used.)
+If you have questions about the assignment process, you can ask the
+address listed on the form, and/or emacs-devel@gnu.org.
** Issue tracker (a.k.a. "bug tracker")