From b95e2597428bccba4c4174896943de6eb5508886 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Logaev <maxlogaev@proton.me>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:33:52 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] CONTIBUTING.md: Added multiple authors

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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 15 +++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 634f30289..e410e575f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -43,18 +43,29 @@ Commit message body, if needed
 ```
 
 - Commit message header and body should reflect changes made in commit
-- Commit message header should start with a capital letter
 - Commit message body should be separated from the header by one empty line
 
 ### Length
 
 Maximum number of characters in a commit header is **72** (standard for **Git**). Also, **72** is the maximum length of a line in a commit body.
 
-## Merge commits
+### Multiple authors
+
+If you are making a commit together with another developer, you need to add:
+
+```
+Co-authored-by: ANOTHER-NAME <ANOTHER-NAME@EXAMPLE.COM>
+```
+
+to the end commit message body on a new line.
+
+### Merge commits
 
 > [!WARNING]
 > Merge commits are **prohibited** in the project
 
+Use **rebase** to keep your branch up to date.
+
 ## Conclusion
 
 We hope this small instructions will help you to get familiar  with KolibriOS contribution rules and inspire you to participate in the work of this project.