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# How to contribute
-## Opening issues
-
-* Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free)
-* Make sure there is no open issue on the topic
-* [Submit a new issue](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/new/choose) by choosing the kind of topic and fill out the template
-
## Submitting changes
Read the ["Submitting changes"](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#chap-submitting-changes) section of the nixpkgs manual. It explains how to write, test, and iterate on your change, and which branch to base your pull request against.
diff --git a/doc/development.md b/doc/development.md
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This section shows you how Nixpkgs is being developed and how you can interact with the contributors and the latest updates.
If you are interested in contributing yourself, see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
-<!-- In the future this section should also include: How to open issues (request backports, request updates, report bugs, ...), how to test pull requests, how to know if pull requests are available in channels, etc. -->
+<!-- In the future this section should also include: How to test pull requests, how to know if pull requests are available in channels, etc. -->
+
+```{=include=} chapters
+development/opening-issues.chapter.md
+```
diff --git a/doc/development/opening-issues.chapter.md b/doc/development/opening-issues.chapter.md
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+# Opening issues {#sec-opening-issues}
+
+* Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free)
+* Make sure there is no open issue on the topic
+* [Submit a new issue](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/new/choose) by choosing the kind of topic and fill out the template
+
+<!-- In the future this section could also include more detailed information on the issue templates -->