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authorEelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com>2016-02-19 10:59:38 +0100
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+# How to contribute
+
+Note: contributing implies licensing those contributions
+under the terms of [COPYING](./COPYING), which is an MIT-like license.
+
+## Opening issues
+
+* Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free)
+* [Submit an issue](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues) - assuming one does not already exist.
+  * Clearly describe the issue including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.
+  * Include information what version of nixpkgs and Nix are you using (nixos-version or git revision).
+
+## Submitting changes
+
+See the nixpkgs manual for details on how to [Submit changes to nixpkgs](http://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/manual/latest/download-by-type/doc/manual#chap-submitting-changes).