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->      If you become part of the active development team, you will eventually
-      need write access to our holy grail, the Git repository. One of the
-      team members will need to set this up for you. Please read
-      this chapter completely before accessing via Git.
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->        The project's Git repository is hosted at the
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->Privoxy site.</A
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-        The Git repository URL is
-        <TT
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->ssh://git@git.privoxy.org:23/git/privoxy.git</TT
->,
-        the central repository is called <TT
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->, and the
-        source branch is called <TT
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->master</TT
->. Subfolders exist
-        within the project for target-dependent build and  packaging tools, each
-        including the name of the target operating system in their name (e.g.
-        Windows, OSXPackageBuilder, debian). There is a webview of the Git
-        hierarchy at
-        <A
-HREF="https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=tree"
-TARGET="_top"
->                    https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=tree</A
->,
-        which might help with visualizing how these pieces fit together.
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->       Whilst the central repository contains only the master branch, developers
-       are of course free to create branches in their local repositories as they
-       develop features, fixes, or update the target-dependent tools. Only once
-       such changes are fully tested ought they be pushed back to the central
-       repository master branch.
-     </P
-><P
->      At one time there were two distinct branches: stable and unstable. The
-      more drastic changes were to be in the unstable branch. These branches
-      have now been merged to minimize time and effort of maintaining two
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-            a small change without testing it thoroughly first. When we're
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->            If your changes span multiple files, and the code won't recompile unless
-            all changes are committed (e.g. when changing the signature of a function),
-            then commit all files one after another, without long delays in between.
-            If necessary, prepare the commit messages in advance.
-          </P
-></LI
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-><P
->            Before changing things on Git, make sure that your changes are in line
-            with the team's general consensus on what should be done.
-          </P
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+    <p>If you become part of the active development team, you will eventually need write access to our holy grail, the
+    Git repository. One of the team members will need to set this up for you. Please read this chapter completely
+    before accessing via Git.</p>
+    <div class="SECT2">
+      <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="GITACCESS" id="GITACCESS">2.1. Access to Git</a></h2>
+      <p>The project's Git repository is hosted at the <a href="https://privoxy.org/" target="_top">Privoxy site.</a>
+      The Git repository URL is <tt class="LITERAL">ssh://git@git.privoxy.org:23/git/privoxy.git</tt>, the central
+      repository is called <tt class="LITERAL">privoxy</tt>, and the source branch is called <tt class=
+      "LITERAL">master</tt>. Subfolders exist within the project for target-dependent build and packaging tools, each
+      including the name of the target operating system in their name (e.g. Windows, OSXPackageBuilder, debian). There
+      is a webview of the Git hierarchy at <a href="https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=tree" target=
+      "_top">https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=tree</a>, which might help with visualizing how these
+      pieces fit together.</p>
+    </div>
+    <div class="SECT2">
+      <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="GITBRANCHES" id="GITBRANCHES">2.2. Branches</a></h2>
+      <p>Whilst the central repository contains only the master branch, developers are of course free to create
+      branches in their local repositories as they develop features, fixes, or update the target-dependent tools. Only
+      once such changes are fully tested ought they be pushed back to the central repository master branch.</p>
+      <p>At one time there were two distinct branches: stable and unstable. The more drastic changes were to be in the
+      unstable branch. These branches have now been merged to minimize time and effort of maintaining two branches.</p>
+    </div>
+    <div class="SECT2">
+      <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="GITCOMMIT" id="GITCOMMIT">2.3. Git Commit Guidelines</a></h2>
+      <p>The source tree is the heart of every software project. Every effort must be made to ensure that it is
+      readable, compilable and consistent at all times. We expect anyone with Git access to strictly adhere to the
+      following guidelines:</p>
+      <p>Basic Guidelines, for all branches:</p>
+      <ul>
+        <li>
+          <p>Please don't commit even a small change without testing it thoroughly first. When we're close to a public
+          release, ask a fellow developer to review your changes.</p>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <p>Your commit message should give a concise overview of <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">what you
+          changed</i></span> (no big details) and <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">why you changed
+          it</i></span> Just check previous messages for good examples.</p>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <p>Don't use the same message on multiple files, unless it equally applies to all those files.</p>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <p>If your changes span multiple files, and the code won't recompile unless all changes are committed (e.g.
+          when changing the signature of a function), then commit all files one after another, without long delays in
+          between. If necessary, prepare the commit messages in advance.</p>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <p>Before changing things on Git, make sure that your changes are in line with the team's general consensus
+          on what should be done.</p>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <p>Note that near a major public release, we get more cautious. There is always the possibility to submit a
+          patch to the <a href="https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=311118&#38;group_id=11118&#38;func=browse"
+          target="_top">patch tracker</a> instead.</p>
+        </li>
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