PR1279: Clean up CONTRIBUTING
Reviewed-by: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@openssl.org>
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING b/CONTRIBUTING
index a04dbea..1d46f7b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
the string "[PATCH]" in the subject. Please be sure to include a
textual explanation of what your patch does.
-You can also make GitHub pull requests. If you do this, please also send mail to
-rt@openssl.org with a brief description and a link to the PR so that we can more
-easily keep track of it.
+You can also make GitHub pull requests. If you do this, please also send
+mail to rt@openssl.org with a brief description and a link to the PR so
+that we can more easily keep track of it.
If you are unsure as to whether a feature will be useful for the general
OpenSSL community please discuss it on the openssl-dev mailing list first.
@@ -19,22 +19,11 @@
Patches should be as up to date as possible, preferably relative to the
current Git or the last snapshot. They should follow our coding style
(see https://www.openssl.org/policies/codingstyle.html) and compile without
-warnings using the --strict-warnings flag. OpenSSL compiles on many
-varied platforms: try to ensure you only use portable features.
+warnings using the --strict-warnings flag. OpenSSL compiles on many varied
+platforms: try to ensure you only use portable features.
-Note: For legal reasons, contributions from the US can be accepted only
-if a TSU notification and a copy of the patch are sent to crypt@bis.doc.gov
-(formerly BXA) with a copy to the ENC Encryption Request Coordinator;
-please take some time to look at
-http://www.bis.doc.gov/Encryption/PubAvailEncSourceCodeNofify.html [sic]
-and
-http://w3.access.gpo.gov/bis/ear/pdf/740.pdf (EAR Section 740.13(e))
-for the details. If "your encryption source code is too large to serve as
-an email attachment", they are glad to receive it by fax instead; hope you
-have a cheap long-distance plan.
-
-Our preferred format for changes is "diff -u" output. You might
-generate it like this:
+Our preferred format for changes is "diff -u" output. One method is to use
+"git diff" Another is to generate it something like this:
# cd openssl-work
# [your changes]
