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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2013-06-04 10:29:57 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2013-06-04 10:29:57 +0200
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doc: Write about patch submission and packaging guidelines.
* HACKING: Update the command names from `guix-build' to `guix build' & co. (Submitting Patches, Packaging Guidelines): New sections. * doc/guix.texi (Contributing): New section.
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@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Documentation License.''
* Programming Interface:: Using Guix in Scheme.
* Utilities:: Package management commands.
* GNU Distribution:: Software for your friendly GNU system.
+* Contributing:: Your help needed!
* Acknowledgments:: Thanks!
* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license of this manual.
@@ -1439,10 +1440,22 @@ tight integration of GNU components, and an emphasis on programs and
tools that help users exert that freedom.
Building this distribution is a cooperative effort, and you are invited
-to join! Please get in touch with us on @email{bug-guix@@gnu.org}. We
+to join! @ref{Contributing}, for information about how you can help.
+
+@c *********************************************************************
+@node Contributing
+@chapter Contributing
+
+This project is a cooperative effort, and we need your help to make it
+grow! Please get in touch with us on @email{bug-guix@@gnu.org}. We
welcome ideas, bug reports, patches, and anything that may be helpful to
the project.
+Please see the
+@url{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/HACKING,
+@file{HACKING} file} that comes with the Guix source code for practical
+details about contributions.
+
@c *********************************************************************
@node Acknowledgments