doc: CONTRIBUTE: tell people reviewing *is* contributing

We are "a bit" struggling with reviewing things and it's most of the
time maintainers or long time contributors reviewing patches on the
mailing list.

Hint that reviewing is also contributing to the project and that even if
you don't feel you're an expert, your review is still welcome and can
help us catch bugs before they are merged.

Signed-off-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@cherry.de>
Reviewed-by: Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>
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@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ script. Please don't send patches as attachments, and ensure corporate mail
systems don't reformat patches, append disclaimers or other unnecessary notes.
The b4 tool automates a number of components mentioned above.
Code is not the only thing you can contribute to the project. As most
open-source projects, the U-Boot project suffers from a lack of reviewers.
Consider spending some time reading patches on `the mailing list archive
<https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/>`_ and providing feedback to
contributors when something could be improved or if you have questions. Contrary
to what's most often believed, you do not need to be an expert to review patches
and the project will benefit from people with different skillsets and experience
looking at the same patches and each catch different bugs.
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