new entries about contributing packages

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 @section Programming Questions
 
+@subsection How do I contribute a package?
+
+If you are willing to be a package maintainer, great.  We urgently need
+volunteers to prepare and maintain packages, because the priority of the
+Cygwin Team is Cygwin itself.
+
+There will be a separate web page where all the details are documented,
+but this is not prepared yet.  Meanwhile, pore through the cygwin-apps
+mailing archives (start at @file{http://cygwin.com/lists.html}), and
+subscribe.  Charles Wilson posted a short recipe of what's involved,
+using texinfo as an example,
+at @file{http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2000-11/msg00055.html}.  This
+should give you an idea of what is required.
+
+You should announce your intentions to the general cygwin list, in case
+others were thinking the same thing.
+
 @subsection Why are compiled executables so huge?!?
 
 By default, gcc compiles in all symbols.  You'll also find that gcc
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 There is no "which" command with Cygwin.  However, you can use the bash
 shell builtin "type" which does something similar.
 
+@subsection Why isn't package XXXX available in Cygwin?  (Or, why is your package so out of date?)
+
+Probably because there is nobody willing or able to maintain it.  It
+takes time, and the priority for the Cygwin Team is the Cygwin package.
+The rest is a volunteer effort.  Want to contribute?  See below.
+
 @subsection How can I access other drives?
 
 You have some flexibility here.