···1112## Submitting changes
13000014* Format the commit messages in the following way:
1516 ```
···40 * If there is no upstream license, `meta.license` should default to `lib.licenses.unfree`.
41* `meta.maintainers` must be set.
4243-See the nixpkgs manual for more details on [standard meta-attributes](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-standard-meta-attributes) and on how to [submit changes to nixpkgs](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#chap-submitting-changes).
4445## Writing good commit messages
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···1112## Submitting changes
1314+Read the ["Submitting changes"](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#chap-submitting-changes) section of the nixpkgs manual. It explains how to write, test, and iterate on your change, and which branch to base your pull request against.
15+16+Below is a short excerpt of some points in there:
17+18* Format the commit messages in the following way:
1920 ```
···44 * If there is no upstream license, `meta.license` should default to `lib.licenses.unfree`.
45* `meta.maintainers` must be set.
4647+See the nixpkgs manual for more details on [standard meta-attributes](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-standard-meta-attributes).
4849## Writing good commit messages
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