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Merge pull request #2732 from restic/rawtaz-update-contributing 

Reword parts of Providing Patches in CONTRIBUTING.md
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@ -125,15 +125,14 @@ down to the following steps:
GitHub. For a new feature, please add an issue before starting to work on
it, so that duplicate work is prevented.
1. First we would kindly ask you to fork our project on GitHub if you haven't
done so already.
1. Next, fork our project on GitHub if you haven't done so already.
2. Clone the repository locally and create a new branch. If you are working on
the code itself, please set up the development environment as described in
the previous section.
2. Clone your fork of the repository locally and **create a new branch** for
your changes. If you are working on the code itself, please set up the
development environment as described in the previous section.
3. Then commit your changes as fine grained as possible, as smaller patches,
that handle one and only one issue are easier to discuss and merge.
3. Commit your changes to the new branch as fine grained as possible, as
smaller patches, for individual changes, are easier to discuss and merge.
4. Push the new branch with your changes to your fork of the repository.
@ -146,20 +145,19 @@ down to the following steps:
existing commit, use common sense to decide which is better), they will be
automatically added to the pull request.
7. If your pull request changes anything that users should be aware
of (a bugfix, a new feature, ...) please add an entry as a new
file in `changelog/unreleased` including the issue number in the
filename (e.g. `issue-8756`). Use the template in
`changelog/TEMPLATE` for the content. It will be used in the
announcement of the next stable release. While writing, ask
yourself: If I were the user, what would I need to be aware of
with this change.
7. If your pull request changes anything that users should be aware of
(a bugfix, a new feature, ...) please add an entry as a new file in
`changelog/unreleased` including the issue number in the filename (e.g.
`issue-8756`). Use the template in `changelog/TEMPLATE` for the content.
It will be used in the announcement of the next stable release. While
writing, ask yourself: If I were the user, what would I need to be aware
of with this change?
8. Once your code looks good and passes all the tests, we'll merge it. Thanks
a lot for your contribution!
Please provide the patches for each bug or feature in a separate branch and
open up a pull request for each.
open up a pull request for each, as this simplifies discussion and merging.
The restic project uses the `gofmt` tool for Go source indentation, so please
run