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 # intro-to-github
 This is a demo repository to practice using GitHub.
 
-It has two files in the **Code** tab:
+It has two files in the **Code** tab: 
 - **README.md** is a file that describes this repo (you are currently reading it)
 - **.gitignore** is a file that specifies which files and directories must be ignored by Git
 
 You cannot directly modify files in this repo because you are not a *collaborator*.
+You need to fork this repo, modify its content, and propose your changes via pull request. If the owners of the project like your changes, they might put them into the original repository.
 
 The **Issues** tab is used to discuss ideas, enhancements, bugs, questions, and so on. They are grouped by *Open* and *Closed*.