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 instructions for how to sign and return it. Once we receive it, we'll be able to
 accept your pull requests.
 
+## Are you a Googler?
+If you are a Googler, please create an internal change and
+have it reviewed and submitted. The maintainers will normally be in position to upstream the changes.
+
+
 ## Contributing A Patch
 
 1. Submit an issue describing your proposed change to the
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 1. Ensure that your code has an appropriate set of unit tests which all pass.
 1. Submit a pull request.
 
-If you are a Googler, it is preferable to first create an internal change and
-have it reviewed and submitted, and then create an upstreaming pull
-request here. 
-
 ## The Google Test and Google Mock Communities ##
 
 The Google Test community exists primarily through the