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>        If you're going to do little clean fixes, go for it. But if you
        plan to do changes to some API or rewriting some code please
        ask / tell the author.  Modules on CVS have different levels
        of maturity: some of them are being developed actively, other
        are very stable and changes to it should usually go first
        through the module maintainer.  To help clarify this situation,
        usually, there is a file called README.CVS included on every
        module on CVS where the policy is detailed for the hacking you
        can do to a module.
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>	If in doubt, ask the gnome-hackers@nuclecu.unam.mx for
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