+* Your commit message should follow the git habits, explained eg here:
+ http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html
+
+* When you add/remove files, and/or make changes in the lists of files to build,
+ please check that "make distcheck" still succeeds. This is needed to ensure
+ that the generated archive is consistent.
+