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 #### Instructions for Apache Thrift Pull Requests ####
 
-1. All code changes require an [Apache Jira THRIFT Issue](http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT) ticket.
-
-1. All pull requests should contain a single commit per issue, or we will ask you to squash it.
-1. The pull request title must begin with the Jira THRIFT ticket identifier, for example:
+* All code changes require an Apache Jira THRIFT Issue
+  (http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT)
+* Pull requests should contain a single commit per issue, or we will ask you to squash it.
+* The pull request title must begin with the Jira THRIFT ticket identifier, for example:
 
         THRIFT-9999: an example pull request title
 
-1. Commit messages must follow this pattern for code changes (deviations will not be merged):
+* Commit messages must follow this pattern for code changes (deviations will not be merged):
 
         THRIFT-9999: [summary of fix, one line if possible]
         Client: [language(s) affected, comma separated, use lib/ directory names please]
 
-1. Remove these instructions from any pull request description.
+* Remove these instructions from any pull request description.
 
-For more information about committing, see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md).
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+For more information about committing, see CONTRIBUTING.md