* xfns.c (Qsuppress_icon): Remove; no real users.

[bpt/emacs.git] / etc / CONTRIBUTE

diff --git a/etc/CONTRIBUTE b/etc/CONTRIBUTE
index 9e8caed..d78692c 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/CONTRIBUTE
+++ b/etc/CONTRIBUTE
@@ -54,11 +54,15 @@ Generally speaking, for non-trivial contributions to GNU Emacs we
 require that the copyright be assigned to the FSF.  For the reasons
 behind this, see: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html .
 
-Copyright assignment is a simple process.  If you live in the US, you
+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 emacs-devel@gnu.org mailing list.
 
+(Please note: general discussion about why some GNU projects ask
+for a copyright assignment is off-topic for emacs-devel.
+See gnu-misc-discuss instead.)
+
 A copyright disclaimer is also a possibility, but we prefer an assignment.
 Note that the disclaimer, like an assignment, involves you sending
 signed paperwork to the FSF (simply saying "this is in the public domain"
@@ -77,8 +81,8 @@ latest version.  If you start from an older version, your patch may be
 outdated (so that maintainers will have a hard time applying it), or
 changes in Emacs may have made your patch unnecessary.
 
-After you have downloaded the Bazaar source, you should read the file
-INSTALL.BZR for build instructions (they differ to some extent from a
+After you have downloaded the repository source, you should read the file
+INSTALL.REPO for build instructions (they differ to some extent from a
 normal build).
 
 Ref: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/emacs
@@ -159,7 +163,7 @@ included in Emacs.
 ** Write access to the Emacs repository.
 
 Once you become a frequent contributor to Emacs, we can consider
-giving you write access to the Bazaar repository.
+giving you write access to the version-control repository.
 
 
 ** Emacs Mailing lists.