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+Thank you for submitting a pull request, it's much appreciated.
+
+Because this is a mirror repo, we may not respond to or merge the PR in the timely manner you may expect.
+
+One way to get more attention to your issue is to message our mailing list: `freeglut-developer at lists.sourceforge.net`
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+Thank you for submitting an issue, it's much appreciated.
+
+Couple points before you create this ticket:
+
+* Because this is a mirror repo, we may not respond to new issues in the timely manner you may expect.
+* Our official Bug/Issue list is located [here](https://sourceforge.net/p/freeglut/bugs/). If you create a duplicate issue in the official list in addition to GitHub, please reference the GitHub and SourceForge tickets in the other site's ticket so we may close both tickets.
+* There is also an official Feature Request list, located [here](https://sourceforge.net/p/freeglut/feature-requests/).
+* One way to get more attention to your issue is to message our mailing list: `freeglut-developer at lists.sourceforge.net`
+
+If you still intend to make a ticket here, please provide the following:
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+* OS
+* FreeGLUT version
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