[SDK] Fix NT6 building issues and improve SDK NT6 headers.

[reactos.git] / CONTRIBUTING.md

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@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ There are several ways to contribute to the development of ReactOS. The most oft
 - [How To Contribute?](#how-to-contribute?)
 - [Where To Start?](#where-to-start?)
 
+**Legal notice:** If you have seen Microsoft Windows source code, your contribution won't be accepted because of potential copyright violation. Before contributing, you must affirm that the following is true:
+>I hereby swear that I have not used nor seen the source code to any version of the Windows operating system 
+>nor any Microsoft product that may be related to the proposed project that is under a license incompatible 
+>with contribution to ReactOS, including but not limited to the leaked Windows 2000 source code and the Windows Research Kernel.
+
 ## What To Do?
 
 ### Fix bugs
@@ -52,6 +57,10 @@ A __[patch]__ is a set of changes to existing source code. The changes in a patc
 
 See [Submitting Patches] for details.
 
+### Commit style
+
+Our commit style is defined in a __[commit template]__. Use it as a reference or turn it on using `git config commit.template .gitmessage`. This will set this template as an initial commit message for the new commits in your local repository.
+
 ### Rules and Recommendations
 
 - *Use your __real name__ and __real email__.* We do not accept anonymous contributions!
@@ -91,3 +100,4 @@ Finding a good project to start with can be a challenge, because when starting o
   [README.FSD]:                                                  /media/doc/README.FSD
   [Coverity]:                                                    https://scan.coverity.com/projects/reactos
   [request-coverity]:                                            https://scan.coverity.com/memberships/new?project_id=reactos
+  [commit template]:                                             .gitmessage