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@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ send it "To:" the mailing list, and optionally "cc:" him. If it
is trivially correct or after the list reached a consensus, send
it "To:" the maintainer and optionally "cc:" the list.
+Also note that your maintainer does not actively involve himself in
+maintaining what are in contrib/ hierarchy. When you send fixes and
+enhancements to them, do not forget to "cc: " the person who primarily
+worked on that hierarchy in contrib/.
+
(6) Sign your work