; * CONTRIBUTE: Clarify the "15-lines" rule a bit more.

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTE b/CONTRIBUTE
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@@ -67,10 +67,11 @@ error-prone.  It also allows sending patches whose author is someone
 other than the email sender.
 
 Once the cumulative amount of your submissions exceeds about 15 lines
-of non-trivial code, we will need you to assign to the FSF the
-copyright for your contributions.  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.
+of non-trivial code you added or changed (not counting deleted lines),
+we will need you to assign to the FSF the copyright for your
+contributions.  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.
 
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