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2nd chunk of `doc/contributing/submitting-changes.chapter.md`
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This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

### Built on platform(s) {#submitting-changes-platform-diversity}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

### Tested via one or more NixOS test(s) if existing and applicable for the change (look inside nixos/tests) {#submitting-changes-nixos-tests}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

### Tested compilation of all pkgs that depend on this change using `nixpkgs-review` {#submitting-changes-tested-compilation}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

### Tested execution of all binary files (usually in `./result/bin/`) {#submitting-changes-tested-execution}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

### Meets Nixpkgs contribution standards {#submitting-changes-contribution-standards}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

## Hotfixing pull requests {#submitting-changes-hotfixing-pull-requests}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

## Commit policy {#submitting-changes-commit-policy}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

### Branches {#submitting-changes-branches}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

#### Master branch {#submitting-changes-master-branch}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

#### Staging branch {#submitting-changes-staging-branch}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

#### Staging-next branch {#submitting-changes-staging-next-branch}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

#### Stable release branches {#submitting-changes-stable-release-branches}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

#### Automatically backporting a Pull Request {#submitting-changes-stable-release-branches-automatic-backports}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

#### Manually backporting changes {#submitting-changes-stable-release-branches-manual-backports}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

#### Acceptable backport criteria {#acceptable-backport-criteria}

This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).


Title: Submitting Changes: Policies and Branch Management Relocated
Summary
This document indicates that all content related to submitting changes, including details on testing procedures (platform, NixOS tests, compilation, execution), meeting contribution standards, hotfixing pull requests, commit policy, and information regarding different branches (master, staging, stable releases, and backporting procedures), has been moved to the `CONTRIBUTING.md` file within the Nixpkgs repository.