Merge branch 'patch-6' of https://github.com/FedericoCeratto/packages into FedericoCeratto-patch-6

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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fda9691..d2fc9ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ This is a central listing of all packages for
 An overview of all Nimble packages is available in the 
 [library documentation](https://nim-lang.org/docs/lib.html#nimble).
 
+NOTE: The packages listed here are not peer-reviewed or otherwise screened. We try to keep the list up-to-date but we cannot guarantee quality or maturity of the packages.
+
 ## Adding your own package
 To add your own package, fork this repository, edit
 [packages.json](packages.json) and make a pull request.
@@ -23,14 +25,29 @@ optional):
   * tags   - A list of tags describing this package.
   * description - A description of this package.
   * license - The license of the source code in the package.
-  * web    - An optional url for humans to read additional information about
+  * web    - An optional URL for humans to read additional information about
              the package.
+  * doc    - An optional URL for humans to read the package HTML documentation
+
+### Requirements
+
+While we really appreciate your contribution, please follow the requirements: other developers will rely on your package. Non-compliant packages might be removed with no warning.
+
+* The URL should work, a .nimble file should be present and the package should be installable
+* The package should build correctly with the latest Nim release
+* The package should not contain files without a license or in breach of 3rd parties licensing
+* Non-mature packages should be flagged as such, especially if they perform security-critical tasks (e.g. encryption)
+* If abandoning a package, please tag it as "abandoned"
+* Optionally GPG-sign your releases
+* Optionally follow [SemVer](http://semver.org)
 
 Your packages may be removed if the url stops working. It goes without saying
 that your pull request will not be accepted unless you fill out all of the
 above required fields correctly, the package that ``url`` points to must also
 contain a .nimble file, or else it will be rejected.
 
+The requirements might change in future.
+
 ## Renaming packages
 
 To rename a package you will need to add a new entry for your package. Simply
@@ -56,4 +73,5 @@ For example:
     ...
   },
 ...
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+