From e88c2c432aa5d3d7efa85a92895322e444060eb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lkcl <lkcl@web>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:38:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH]

---
 index.mdwn | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn
index 093dfa824..5cc0079d4 100644
--- a/index.mdwn
+++ b/index.mdwn
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ If you want to write code with us, keep reading.  If you want to *learn* so that
 
 1. First, join the
 [mailing list](http://lists.libre-riscv.org/mailman/listinfo/libre-riscv-dev),
-introduce yourself, and read through
+introduce yourself (people will happily say "hello" back"). Read through
 [recent posts](http://lists.libre-riscv.org/pipermail/libre-riscv-dev/)
-and the [[charter]].
+and the [[charter]], and let everyone know, on the list that you're
+happy with it and agree to it.
 2. The next thing you should do is read through the [bugs
 list](http://bugs.libre-riscv.org) and see if there are any bugs that
 pique your interest.
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2.30.2