Re: CONTRIBUTE file

[Romain Francoise]

Nick Roberts <address@hidden> writes:

> I don't whether package maintainers would see the comment or follow it
> - I'm just guessing.

I think the NEWS file is the most appropriate place for this, even
though adding the file isn't a change to Emacs per se...  Something
along the lines of:

*** etc/NEWS    4 Jul 2006 14:32:15 -0000       1.1371
--- etc/NEWS    6 Jul 2006 08:18:42 -0000
***************
*** 150,155 ****
--- 150,161 ----
  ** All images used in Emacs have been consolidated in etc/images and subdirs.
  See also the changes to `find-image', documented below.
  
+ ---
+ ** The Emacs distribution includes a CONTRIBUTE file which describes how
+ you can participate in the development of Emacs and contribute fixes or
+ new features.  Note to package maintainers: if you redistribute Emacs in
+ binary form, please include this file in your packages.
+ 
  
  * Startup Changes in Emacs 22.1

> Perhaps Romain could say how he decides which files to include in the
> binary package for Debian.

Everything that's useful to the end user is suitable for inclusion.

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