-PostGIS development planning happens via a [Trac instance]
-(https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/).
+PostGIS development planning happens via a [Trac instance](https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/).
In order for proper scheduling of contributions acceptance/merging it
is recommended to file a ticket there and add your patch or a link
to a patch or to a public git branch where your development is ongoing.
Filing a ticket requires setting up an OSGeo account, which lets you
-contribute to every project of the [Open Source Geospatial Foundation]
-(http://www.osgeo.org/).
+contribute to every project of the [Open Source Geospatial Foundation](http://www.osgeo.org/).
As we understand you might not want to setup a new account, simply
-filing a pull request on one of the [PostGIS code mirrors]
-(https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/wiki/CodeMirrors) is also welcome,
+filing a pull request on one of the [PostGIS code mirrors](https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/wiki/CodeMirrors) is also welcome,
but it is easier for such contributions to miss our radars unless
it _also_ has a matching Trac ticket.
If you intend to be involved for more than an occasional patch we
-recommend you to subscribe to the [development mailing list]
-(https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/postgis-devel).
+recommend you to subscribe to the [development mailing list](https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/postgis-devel).