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@@ -1170,6 +1170,16 @@ Please write commit logs in the ChangeLog format (@pxref{Change Logs,,,
standards, GNU Coding Standards}); you can check the commit history for
examples.
+You can help make the review process more efficient, and increase the
+chance that your patch will be reviewed quickly, by describing the
+context of your patch and the impact you expect it to have. For
+example, if your patch is fixing something that is broken, describe the
+problem and how your patch fixes it. Tell us how you have tested your
+patch. Will users of the code changed by your patch have to adjust
+their workflow at all? If so, tell us how. In general, try to imagine
+what questions a reviewer will ask, and answer those questions in
+advance.
+
Before submitting a patch that adds or modifies a package definition,
please run through this check list:
@@ -1478,7 +1488,7 @@ Due to an apparent bug in @command{git send-email},
@end quotation
You can find out @var{ISSUE_NUMBER} either by searching on the mumi
-interface at @url{issues.guix.gnu.org} for the name of your patch or
+interface at @url{https://issues.guix.gnu.org} for the name of your patch or
reading the acknowledgement email sent automatically by Debbugs in
reply to incoming bugs and patches, which contains the bug number.