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 OpenSBI Contribution Guideline
 ==============================
 
-All contributions to OpenSBI can be sent in the following ways:
-1. Email patches to the OpenSBI mailing list at `opensbi@lists.infradead.org`
-2. GitHub Pull Requests (PRs) to the [OpenSBI main repository]
+All contributions to OpenSBI must be sent via email patches to the OpenSBI
+mailing list at `opensbi@lists.infradead.org`
 
 To join the OpenSBI mailing list, please visit the [OpenSBI infradead page].
 
-The OpenSBI maintainers prefer patches via the OpenSBI mailing list
-(option 1 above) so that they are visible to a wider audience. All
-accepted patches on the OpenSBI mailing list will be taken by any of
-the OpenSBI maintainers and merged into the [OpenSBI main repository]
-using GitHub PRs.
+The mailing list based patch approach is preferred over github PRs so that they
+are visible to a wider audience. All accepted patches on the OpenSBI mailing
+list will be taken by one of the OpenSBI maintainers and merged into the
+[OpenSBI main repository].
 
 All contributed work must follow the following rules:
 1. OpenSBI code should be written in accordance to the [Linux coding style].
@@ -33,9 +31,6 @@ riscv/opensbi repository. Instead, prefer using a fork of the riscv/opensbi main
 repository and branches within that fork to create pull requests.
 7. A maintainer cannot merge his own pull requests in the riscv/opensbi main
 repository.
-8. A pull request must get at least one review from a maintainer.
-9. A pull request must spend at least 24 hours in review to allow for other
-developers to review.
 
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