2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index be998524d75..1f3de15f683 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ user-visible changes in recent versions of Emacs.
 The file etc/PROBLEMS contains information on many common problems that
 occur in building, installing and running Emacs.
 
+The file CONTRIBUTE contains information on contributing to Emacs as a
+developer.
+
 You may encounter bugs in this release.  If you do, please report
 them; your bug reports are valuable contributions to the FSF, since
 they allow us to notice and fix problems on machines we don't have, or
diff --git a/etc/TODO b/etc/TODO
index 946a4fe005f..7045731c751 100644
--- a/etc/TODO
+++ b/etc/TODO
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ the latest version of this file in the Emacs source code repository.
 
 Since Emacs is an FSF-copyrighted package, please be prepared to sign
 legal papers to transfer the copyright on your work to the FSF.
-For more details on this, see the section "Copyright Assignment"
-in etc/CONTRIBUTE.  That file also contains some more practical
-details about getting involved.
+Copyright assignment is a simple process.  Residents of some countries
+can do it entirely electronically.  We can help you get started, and
+answer any questions you may have (or point you to the people with the
+answers), at the emacs-devel@gnu.org mailing list.
+
+For more information about getting involved, see the CONTRIBUTE file.
 
 As well as the issues listed here, there are bug reports at
 <http://debbugs.gnu.org>.  Bugs tagged "easy" ought to be suitable for