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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-25 cfedd55 1/4: Backport: Mention CONTRIBUTE in READ
From: |
Xue Fuqiao |
Subject: |
[Emacs-diffs] emacs-25 cfedd55 1/4: Backport: Mention CONTRIBUTE in README |
Date: |
Wed, 18 Nov 2015 00:43:58 +0000 |
branch: emacs-25
commit cfedd5582093457d4fd3d2545e3c6f9c1d8933db
Author: Xue Fuqiao <address@hidden>
Commit: Xue Fuqiao <address@hidden>
Backport: Mention CONTRIBUTE in README
Mention CONTRIBUTE in README, since it was moved from etc/ to root.
* etc/TODO: Remove the reference to `etc/CONTRIBUTE'.
* README: Mention CONTRIBUTE.
(cherry picked from commit ed2e7e20ae0945288c98091f308f5460c3453873)
---
README | 3 +++
etc/TODO | 9 ++++++---
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README b/README
index be99852..1f3de15 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ user-visible changes in recent versions of Emacs.
The file etc/PROBLEMS contains information on many common problems that
occur in building, installing and running Emacs.
+The file CONTRIBUTE contains information on contributing to Emacs as a
+developer.
+
You may encounter bugs in this release. If you do, please report
them; your bug reports are valuable contributions to the FSF, since
they allow us to notice and fix problems on machines we don't have, or
diff --git a/etc/TODO b/etc/TODO
index 946a4fe..7045731 100644
--- a/etc/TODO
+++ b/etc/TODO
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ the latest version of this file in the Emacs source code
repository.
Since Emacs is an FSF-copyrighted package, please be prepared to sign
legal papers to transfer the copyright on your work to the FSF.
-For more details on this, see the section "Copyright Assignment"
-in etc/CONTRIBUTE. That file also contains some more practical
-details about getting involved.
+Copyright assignment is a simple process. Residents of some countries
+can do it entirely electronically. We can help you get started, and
+answer any questions you may have (or point you to the people with the
+answers), at the address@hidden mailing list.
+
+For more information about getting involved, see the CONTRIBUTE file.
As well as the issues listed here, there are bug reports at
<http://debbugs.gnu.org>. Bugs tagged "easy" ought to be suitable for