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+# How to Contribute to wxWidgets
+
+We appreciate receiving contributions and we have a community-maintained
+[guide for contributors](http://wiki.wxwidgets.org/Development:_How_To_Contribute)
+which explains everything you ever wanted to know for contributing to
+wxWidgets.
+
+But if you'd like a shorter version, here it is: we'd prefer to receive your
+[patches](http://trac.wxwidgets.org/wiki/HowToSubmitPatches) as
+[new tickets](http://trac.wxwidgets.org/newticket) in our Trac installation.
+In particular, please notice that we currently don't use Github pull requests,
+so please don't open them unless you have been explicitly asked to do it by a
+wxWidgets developer.
+
+### Thanks in advance and looking forward to your contributions!