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-The preferred way to contribute would be through github pull requests,
-as an alternative patches can be discussed on the irc channel.
+The preferred way to contribute would be through GitHub pull requests,
+as an alternative patches can be discussed on the IRC channel.
 
 When contributing your first changes, please include an empty commit for
 copyright waiver using the following message (replace 'John Doe' with