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# How to contribute
Note: contributing implies licensing those contributions
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under the terms of [COPYING](../COPYING), which is an MIT-like license.
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## Opening issues
* Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free)
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* [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).
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## Submitting changes
* Format the commits in the following way:
`(pkg-name | service-name): (from -> to | init at version | refactor | etc)`
Examples:
* nginx: init at 2.0.1
* firefox: 3.0 -> 3.1.1
* hydra service: add bazBaz option
* nginx service: refactor config generation
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* `meta.description` should:
* Be capitalized
* Not start with the package name
* Not have a dot at the end
See the nixpkgs manual for more details on how to [Submit changes to nixpkgs](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#chap-submitting-changes).
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## Reviewing contributions
See the nixpkgs manual for more details on how to [Review contributions](http://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/manual/latest/download-by-type/doc/manual#chap-reviewing-contributions).