From: Glenn Morris Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:51:05 +0000 (-0700) Subject: * CONTRIBUTE: Refer to gnulib for request-assign.future. X-Git-Tag: emacs-28.0.90~3266 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b341e866844c183a27a19f2bc05b00b125841307;p=emacs.git * 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. --- diff --git a/CONTRIBUTE b/CONTRIBUTE index bbf52628620..2d70c4916ca 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTE +++ b/CONTRIBUTE @@ -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")