Mod CONTRIBUTING to accept Github pull requests.

Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lucy-clownfish/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lucy-clownfish/commit/15a6b28e
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lucy-clownfish/tree/15a6b28e
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lucy-clownfish/diff/15a6b28e

Branch: refs/heads/master
Commit: 15a6b28ea341504801b4585f5db7ba6b872eb775
Parents: d00b1e7
Author: Marvin Humphrey <[email protected]>
Authored: Tue Aug 12 15:51:43 2014 -0700
Committer: Marvin Humphrey <[email protected]>
Committed: Wed Aug 20 16:57:42 2014 -0700

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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lucy-clownfish/blob/15a6b28e/CONTRIBUTING
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING b/CONTRIBUTING
index af1048f..4594ccd 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-=========================
-Contributing to Clownfish
-=========================
+================================
+Contributing to Apache Clownfish
+================================
 
 MAKE A PLAN:
 
+  Clownfish is developed by the Apache Lucy community.
+
+    http://lucy.apache.org/
+
   If you propose to make non-trivial changes to Clownfish, especially changes
   to the public API, send a note to the Lucy developer's list describing your
   plans:
@@ -21,10 +25,11 @@ GET THE CODE:
 
     https://github.com/apache/lucy-clownfish
 
+  Follow the instructions in INSTALL to set up your local workspace.
+
 MAKE CHANGES:
 
-  Edit the source code as you see fit, then follow the instructions in INSTALL
-  to build Clownfish and run its test suite.
+  Edit the source code as you see fit, then build and run tests.
 
   Please bear the following in mind:
 
@@ -40,28 +45,18 @@ MAKE CHANGES:
       within the Lucy development community; the simpler the contribution, the
       more quickly it can be reviewed and integrated. 
 
-GENERATE A PATCH:
-
-  The easiest way to create a patch with Git is to capture the output of
-  `git diff`:
-
-    git diff > my_changes.patch
-
-  More experienced Git users may wish to generate patch sequences using
-  `git format-patch`.
-
-CONTRIBUTE YOUR PATCH
+OPEN AN ISSUE:
 
-  Lucy's issue-tracker/bug-tracker installation runs Atlassian JIRA and we
-  generally use the term "issue" rather than "bug" because not every
-  contribution fixes a "bug".
+  Clownfish uses Lucy's issue-tracker/bug-tracker installation, which runs
+  Atlassian JIRA.  We generally use the term "issue" rather than "bug" because
+  not every contribution fixes a "bug".
   
      https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCY
   
   1. Create a JIRA account for yourself and sign in.
   2. Once you have signed in, the "create new issue" link will appear.  Either
      use it to open a new issue or navigate to an existing one as appropriate.
-  3. Attach your patch to the issue using the menu command
+  3. To attach files to an issue, use the menu command
      'More Actions > Attach Files'.
 
   Attaching a file to an issue causes an email notification to be sent to the
@@ -69,8 +64,21 @@ CONTRIBUTE YOUR PATCH
   persistent while engaging with the Lucy committers who review and apply such
   patches.
 
+CONTRIBUTE A PATCH:
+
+  The easiest way to create a patch with Git is to capture the output of
+  `git diff`:
+
+    git diff > my_changes.patch
+
+  The resulting patch file can then be attached to a JIRA issue.
+
 GITHUB PULL REQUESTS
 
-  At this time, we have no way to accept pull requests for the Github
-  read-only mirror, so please use the JIRA patch submission process.
+  Github users may submit pull requests against our mirror:
+
+    https://github.com/apache/lucy-clownfish
+
+  An email notifying the Lucy developers list of your pull request will be
+  triggered automatically.
 

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