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@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ Contributing
 
 The libvirt project welcomes contributions in many ways. For most components
 the best way to contribute is to send patches to the primary development
-mailing list, using the `git send-email` command. Further guidance on this
-can be found in the `HACKING` file or on the website:
+mailing list. Further guidance on this can be found in the `HACKING` file
+or on the website:
 
 [https://libvirt.org/contribute.html](https://libvirt.org/contribute.html)