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@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ first submit a few patches as bug reports.  Writing patches for
 existing bugs are also always appreciated.  You may wish to make
 patches against the SVN sources, about which see below.
 
+When making changes, please try to use short lines of text (< 64
+characters). This makes it easier to use 'diff' to see the
+differences. (See discussion in <http://bugs.debian.org/278267>)
+
 Do not commit patches to the developers reference yourself unless
 authorized to do so. Patches need to be finalized and common opinion
 before they are applied. This is even true if you happen to have
@@ -47,13 +51,19 @@ SVN access for other reasons.
 
 If you're interested in ongoing maintenance, once you've shown that
 you've mastered the style of the manual with a couple accepted
-patches, you can be given SVN access. If you have already
+patches, you can be given SVN access. If you already have
 access to the SVN server for other reasons, do not use it unless
 authorized to do so.
 
-Instructions on how to get the SVN version of this software, including
-how to get SVN access, can be found at
-<URL:http://svn.debian.org/>.
+This manual is a part of the Debian Documentation Project (DDP).
+Information about SVN access for DDP can be found at
+<http://www.debian.org/doc/cvs>.
+
+If you just want to check out the current SVN version of this
+manual to create patches against, you can use the following
+command to do so:
+
+svn co svn://svn.debian.org/ddp/manuals/trunk/developers-reference
 
 
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