Tweak HACKING file

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+How to contribute
+=================
+
 Before committing
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-All source files need to be passed through sugar-lint[1] command.
+-----------------
+All source files need to be passed through `sugar-lint`_ command.
 Follow sugar-lint home page instructions and especially
-"Lint files before committing" section.
-
+`"Lint files before committing"` section.
 
 Send patches
-~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Create your patches using "git format" command and send them to all maintainers
-from AUTHORS file with CCing to sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org.
-The easiest way it just using "git send-email" command.
+------------
+Create your patches using ``git format`` command and send them to all
+maintainers from the :ref:`AUTHORS <AUTHORS>` file. The easiest way it just
+using ``git send-email`` command. Patches might be CCed to
+sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org to attract more people to review.
+
+Gitorious forks
+---------------
+Another useful way to contribute, especially for big improvements, is creating
+Gitorious forks and request them for merge to the trunk.
 
+* http://blog.gitorious.org/2009/05/09/weve-made-a-few-changes/
+  (see `"Merge requests"` topic)
+* http://blog.gitorious.org/2009/07/15/new-merge-request-functionality/
+* http://blog.gitorious.org/2009/11/06/awesome-code-review/
 
-[1] http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activity_Team/Sugar_Lint
+.. _sugar-lint: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Platform_Team/Sugar_Lint