Move contents of README_contribute to a new file CONTRIBUTE

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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTE b/CONTRIBUTE
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+-*- mode: org; fill-column:70 -*-
+
+The text below explains the rules for participating in Org mode
+development.
+
+* Main rules
+
+1. The master git repository is hosted publicly at orgmode.org.  Anyone
+   can get a clone of the current repository state using the command
+
+   : git clone https://code.orgmode.org/bzg/org-mode.git
+
+   Having a clone is sufficient to start hacking and to produce patches
+   that can easily and consistently be applied to the main repository.
+
+2. People who are interested in participating to the Org mode
+   development can do so by sending patches to this address:
+
+   : emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
+
+3. An interested developer can also request push access to the central
+   repository by creating an account on code.orgmode.org and by sending
+   her/his user info to the maintainer.
+
+   After you have been added as a user with push privileges, clone the
+   repository through ssh using
+
+   : git clone git@code.orgmode.org:bzg/org-mode.git
+
+   By requesting push access, you acknowledge that you have read and
+   agreed with the following rules:
+
+   - Org mode is part of GNU Emacs.  Therefore, we need to be very
+     conscious about changes moving into the Org mode core.  These can
+     originate only from people who have signed the appropriate papers
+     with the Free Software Foundation.  The files to which this applies
+     are:
+
+     - all *.el files in the lisp directory of the repository
+     - org.texi, orgcard.tex in the doc directory
+     - the corresponding ChangeLog files
+
+   - Before making any significant changes, please explain and discuss
+     them on the mailing list [[mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org][emacs-orgmode@gnu.org]].
+
+     This does obviously not apply to people who are maintaining their
+     own contributions to Org mode.  Please, just use the new mechanism
+     to make sure all changes end up in the right place.
+
+   - Org mode no longer uses ChangeLog entries to document changes.
+     Instead, special commit messages are used, as described in the
+     `CONTRIBUTE' file in the main Emacs repository.
+
+   - Among other things, Org mode is widely appreciated because of its
+     simplicity, cleanness and consistency.  We should try hard to
+     preserve this and ask everyone to keep this in mind when developing
+     changes.
+
+* The contrib/ directory
+
+The git repository contains a =contrib/= directory.  This directory is
+the playing field for any developer, also people who have not (yet)
+signed the papers with the FSF.  You are free to add files to this
+directory, implementing extensions, new link types etc.
+
+Also non-Lisp extensions like scripts to process Org files in different
+ways are welcome in this directory.  You should provide documentation
+with your extensions, at least in the form of commentary in the file,
+better on worg.  Please discuss your extensions on
+[[mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org][emacs-orgmode@gnu.org]].
+
+After files have been tested in =contrib/= and found to be generally
+useful, we may decide to clarify copyright questions and then move the
+file into the Org mode core.  This means they will be moved up to the
+root directory and will also eventually be added to GNU Emacs git
+repository.  The final decision about this rests with the maintainer.
+
diff --git a/README_contribute b/README_contribute
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-  -*- mode: org; fill-column:65 -*-
-
-This is the GIT repository for the development of Org mode, an
-Emacs mode for organizing your life.
-
-The text below explains the rules for participating in Org mode
-development.
-
-* Main rules
-
-1. The master git repository is hosted publicly at orgmode.org.
-   Anyone can get a clone of the current repository state using
-   the command
-
-     git clone https://code.orgmode.org/bzg/org-mode.git
-
-   Having a clone is sufficient to start hacking and to produce
-   patches that can easily and consistently be applied to the
-   main repository.
-
-2. People who are interested in participating to the Org mode
-   development can do so by sending patches to this address:
-
-     [[mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org][emacs-orgmode@gnu.org]]
-
-3. An interested developer can also request push access to the
-   central repository by creating an account on code.orgmode.org
-   and by sending her/his user info to the maintainer.
-
-   After you have been added as a user with push privileges,
-   clone the repository through ssh using
-
-     git clone git@code.orgmode.org:bzg/org-mode.git
-
-   By requesting push access, you acknowledge that you have read
-   and agreed with the following rules:
-
-   - Org mode is part of GNU Emacs.  Therefore, we need to be
-     very conscious about changes moving into the Org mode core.
-     These can originate only from people who have signed the
-     appropriate papers with the Free Software Foundation.  The
-     files to which this applies are:
-
-     - all *.el files in the lisp directory of the repository
-     - org.texi, orgcard.tex in the doc directory
-     - the corresponding ChangeLog files
-
-   - Before making any significant changes, please explain and
-     discuss them on the mailing list emacs-orgmode@gnu.org.
-
-     This does obviously not apply to people who are maintaining
-     their own contributions to Org mode.  Please, just use the
-     new mechanism to make sure all changes end up in the right
-     place.
-
-   - Org mode no longer uses ChangeLog entries to document
-     changes.  Instead, special commit messages are used, as
-     described in the `CONTRIBUTE' file in the main Emacs
-     repository.
-
-   - Among other things, Org mode is widely appreciated because
-     of its simplicity, cleanness and consistency.  We should try
-     hard to preserve this and ask everyone to keep this in mind
-     when developing changes.
-
-* The contrib/ directory
-
-The git repository contains a =contrib/= directory.  This directory
-is the playing field for any developer, also people who have not
-(yet) signed the papers with the FSF.  You are free to add files
-to this directory, implementing extensions, new link types etc.
-
-Also non-Lisp extensions like scripts to process Org files in
-different ways are welcome in this directory.  You should provide
-documentation with your extensions, at least in the form of
-commentary in the file, better on worg.  Please discuss your
-extensions on [[mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org][emacs-orgmode@gnu.org]].
-
-After files have been tested in =contrib/= and found to be
-generally useful, we may decide to clarify copyright questions
-and then move the file into the Org mode core.  This means they
-will be moved up to the root directory and will also eventually
-be added to GNU Emacs git repository.  The final decision about
-this rests with the maintainer.