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reporting issues, please mention the following details:
* Which version of Solidity you are using
+* What was the source code (if applicable)
* Which platform are you running on
* How to reproduce the issue
* What was the result of the issue
* What the expected behaviour is
+Reducing the source code that caused the issue to a bare minimum is always
+very helpful and sometimes even clarifies a misunderstanding.
+
Workflow for Pull Requests
==========================
In order to contribute, please fork off of the ``develop`` branch and make your
-changes there. Your commit messages should detail *why* you made your change, as
-opposed to *what* you did.
+changes there. Your commit messages should detail *why* you made your change
+in addition to *what* you did (unless it is a tiny change).
If you need to pull in any changes from ``develop`` after making your fork (for
example, to resolve potential merge conflicts), please avoid using ``git merge``