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+Thank you for contributing to Qt Creator! Unfortunately the GitHub Qt Creator
+presence is only a git mirror.
+
+Please submit your patch via gerrit:
+https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_Creator#Setting_up_Gerrit_to_contribute_back_to_Qt_Creator
+
+We are sorry for the inconvenience.