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+# Submitting Patches
+
+Patches should be submitted via GitHub pull requests (PRs).  Each PR should be a
+single atomic change, meaning that it should be merged or rejected as a unit.
+It is okay for a PR to contain multiple commits if later commits are dependent
+on earlier ones.  If earlier commits do not depend on later ones, they
+(should/should not) be submitted separately.
+
+# Code Style
+
+RPM uses 8-space tabs.  Indentation is 4 spaces, with each group of 8 or more
+leading spaces replaced by a tab.
+
+In VIM, this can be achieved with
+
+```vim
+set shiftwidth=4 tabstop=8 softtabstop=4
+```