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 # JF2 Editor's Draft
 Simplified JSON format of post streams
 
-Contributions to this specification are governed by the W3C IPR Policy. Pull requests will be accepted only if the submitter was a member of the W3C Social WG but issues can be opened by anyone. 
+Contributions to this specification are governed by the W3C IPR Policy. 
+Pull requests will be accepted only if the submitter was a member of the W3C Social WG, 
+or has followed the instructions on [W3C’s GitHub Contributor Management guide](https://www.w3.org/guide/github/repo-management.html) 
+to associate their GitHub account with their W3C account and made IPR agreements accordingly.
+
+Issues can be opened by anyone.