doc: Document committer authorization.

* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Add instructions for
authorizing committers.
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@ -1192,13 +1192,23 @@ Maintainers ultimately decide whether to grant you commit access,
usually following your referrals' recommendation.
@item
@cindex OpenPGP, signed commits
If and once you've been given access, please send a message to
@email{guix-devel@@gnu.org} to say so, again signed with the OpenPGP key
you will use to sign commits (do that before pushing your first commit).
That way, everyone can notice and ensure you control that OpenPGP key.
@c TODO: Add note about adding the fingerprint to the list of authorized
@c keys once that has stabilized.
@quotation Important
Before you can push for the first time, maintainers must:
@enumerate
@item
add your OpenPGP key to the @code{keyring} branch;
@item
add your OpenPGP fingerprint to the @file{.guix-authorizations} file of
the branch(es) you will commit to.
@end enumerate
@end quotation
@item
Make sure to read the rest of this section and... profit!