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+# Contributing to Vim
+
+Patches are welcome in whatever form.
+Discussions about patches happen on the vim-dev maillist.
+If you create a pull request on GitHub it will be
+forwarded to the vim-dev maillist. You can also send your patch there
+directly. In that case an attachment with a unified diff format is preferred.
+Information about the maillist can be found [on the Vim website].
+
+[on the Vim website]: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-dev
+
+A pull request has the advantage that it will trigger the Continuous
+Integration tests, you will be warned of problems (you can ignore the coverage
+warning, it's noisy).
+
+Please consider adding a test. All new functionality should be tested and bug
+fixes should be tested for regressions: the test should fail before the fix and
+pass after the fix. Look through recent patches for examples and find help
+with ":help testing". The tests are located under "src/testdir".
+
+Contributions will be distributed with Vim under the Vim license. Providing a
+change to be included implies that you agree with this and your contribution
+does not cause us trouble with trademarks or patents. There is no CLA to sign.
+
+
+# Reporting issues
+
+We use GitHub issues, but that is not a requirement. Writing to the Vim
+maillist is also fine.
+
+Please use the GitHub issues only for actual issues. If you are not 100% sure
+that your problem is a Vim issue, please first discuss this on the Vim user
+maillist. Try reproducing the problem without any of your plugins or settings:
+
+ vim --clean
+
+If you report an issue, please describe exactly how to reproduce it.
+For example, don't say "insert some text" but say what you did exactly:
+"ahere is some text&lt;Esc&gt;".
+Ideally, the steps you list can be used to write a test to verify the problem
+is fixed.
+
+Feel free to report even the smallest problem, also typos in the documentation.
+
+You can find known issues in the todo file: ":help todo".
+Or open [the todo file] on GitHub to see the latest version.
+
+[the todo file]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/doc/todo.txt
+
+
+# Syntax, indent and other runtime files
+
+The latest version of these files can be obtained from the repository.
+They are usually not updated with numbered patches.
+
+If you find a problem with one of these files or have a suggestion for
+improvement, please first try to contact the maintainer directly.
+Look in the header of the file for the name and email address.
+
+The maintainer will take care of issues and send updates to Bram for
+distribution with Vim.
+
+If the maintainer does not respond, contact the vim-dev maillist.
+
+
+# Translations
+
+Translating messages and runtime files is very much appreciated! These things
+can be translated:
+* Messages in Vim, see [src/po/README.txt][1]
+ Also used for the desktop icons.
+* Menus, see [runtime/lang/README.txt][2]
+* Vim tutor, see [runtime/tutor/README.txt][3]
+* Manual pages, see [runtime/doc/\*.1][4] for examples
+* Installer, see [nsis/lang/\*.nsi][5] for examples
+
+The help files can be translated and made available separately.
+See https://www.vim.org/translations.php for examples.
+
+[1]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/po/README.txt
+[2]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/lang/README.txt
+[3]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/tutor/README.txt
+[4]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/doc/vim.1
+[5]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/nsis/lang/english.nsi