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* Now there are 3 commits on the <tt>example</tt> branch of out nixpkgs repository at GitHub.
* Now there are 3 commits on the <tt>example</tt> branch of out nixpkgs repository at GitHub.
* The idea is to propose the official ''NixOS/nixpkgs'' maintainers to include our changes on the official repository, so all the ''nixpkgs'' users can eventually benefit of our improvements.
* The idea is to propose the official ''NixOS/nixpkgs'' maintainers to include our changes on the official repository, so all the ''nixpkgs'' users can eventually benefit of our improvements.
* We should probably get in touch with the ''nixpkgs'' maintainers at [irc://irc.freenode.net/#nixos #nixos] or [http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev nix-dev] to figure out the appropriate branch (e.g. <tt>master</tt>, <tt>x-updates</tt> or whatever) where the changes would be welcome.
* We should probably get in touch with the ''nixpkgs'' maintainers at [irc://irc.freenode.net/#nixos #nixos] to figure out the appropriate branch (e.g. <tt>master</tt>, <tt>x-updates</tt> or whatever) where the changes would be welcome.
* So now we have to formally ''request'' them to ''pull'' our changes, from our branch to the appropriate branch in ''NixOS/nixpkgs''. Hence the name "''pull request''" which I don't feel so intuitive.
* So now we have to formally ''request'' them to ''pull'' our changes, from our branch to the appropriate branch in ''NixOS/nixpkgs''. Hence the name "''pull request''" which I don't feel so intuitive.
* There is a "Pull Request" button in GitHub. Push it. Go ahead.
* There is a "Pull Request" button in GitHub. Push it. Go ahead.