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By requesting push access, you acknowledge that you have read By requesting push access, you acknowledge that you have read
and agreed with the following rules: and agreed with the following rules:
- Org-mode is part of Emacs. Therefore we need to be very - Org-mode is part of Emacs. Therefore, we need to be very
conscious about changes moving into the Org-mode core. conscious about changes moving into the Org-mode core.
These can originate only from people who have signed the These can originate only from people who have signed the
appropriate papers with the Free Software Foundation. The appropriate papers with the Free Software Foundation. The
files to which this applies are: files to which this applies are:
- all *.el files in the root directory of the repository - all *.el files in the lisp directory of the repository
- org.texi, orgcard.tex, and ChangeLog. - org.texi, orgcard.tex in the doc directory
- the corresponding ChangeLog files
- Before making any significant changes, please explain and - Before making any significant changes, please explain and
discuss them on the mailing list emacs-orgmode@gnu.org. discuss them on the mailing list emacs-orgmode@gnu.org.
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the change you made in the ChangeLog buffer/file. the change you made in the ChangeLog buffer/file.
- Among other things, Org-mode is widely appreciated because - Among other things, Org-mode is widely appreciated because
if its simplicity, cleanness and consistency. We should try of its simplicity, cleanness and consistency. We should try
hard to preserve this and I would like to ask everyone to hard to preserve this and I would like to ask everyone to
keep this in mind when developing changes. keep this in mind when developing changes.
* The CONTRIB directory * The contrib directory
The git repository contains a CONTRIB directory. This directory The git repository contains a contrib directory. This directory
is the playing field for any developer, also people who have not is the playing field for any developer, also people who have not
(yet) signed the papers with the FSF. You are free to add files (yet) signed the papers with the FSF. You are free to add files
to this directory, implementing extensions, new link types etc. to this directory, implementing extensions, new link types etc.
Also non-Lisp extensions like scripts to process Org-mode files Also non-Lisp extensions like scripts to process Org-mode files
in different ways are welcome in this directory. You should in different ways are welcome in this directory. You should
provide documentation with your extensions, at least in the form provide documentation with your extensions, at least in the form
of commentary in the file. Please discuss your extensions on of commentary in the file, better on worg. Please discuss your
emacs-orgmode@gnu.org. extensions on emacs-orgmode@gnu.org.
The CONTRIB directory will be part of the Org-mode distribution After files have been tested in contrib and found to be generally
starting with version 5.21. When that happens, people who want
to use extensions will have to make sure their search path
(executable or Lisp) includes the relevant directories.
After files have been tested in CONTRIB and found to be generally
useful, we may decide to clarify copyright questions and then useful, we may decide to clarify copyright questions and then
move the file into the Org-mode core. This means they will be move the file into the Org-mode core. This means they will be
moved up to the root directory and will also eventually be added moved up to the root directory and will also eventually be added
to Emacs CVS tree. The final decision about this rests with the to Emacs bzr repository. The final decision about this rests
maintainer. with the maintainer.