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@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ Bug reports and contributing
 ============================
 If you have corrections and additions to suggest, see
 http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/contributing.html
-(Please don't report isses via the GitHub issue tracker!)
+(Although there is a mirror of this repository on GitHub,
+please don't report issues via the GitHub issue tracker!)
 
 For further information on contributing, see the CONTRIBUTING file.