HACKING: add tip on how to write comments

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 TIP! use "git add ." before commit to add new files.
 
 
 TIP! use "git add ." before commit to add new files.
 

+--- example comment, notice the short first line w/topic ---
+topic: short comment
+<blank line>
+longer comments over several
+lines...
+-----
+

 3. Next you need to make sure that your patches
 are on top of the latest stuff on the server and
 that there are no conflicts.
 3. Next you need to make sure that your patches
 are on top of the latest stuff on the server and
 that there are no conflicts.