contribute.md: Improve contributing instructions

Denser instructions for absolute beginners. Links to GitHub docs.

Add PR checklist and commit conventions sections based on the
maintainer's guide.
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## How to create a pull request?
1. Fork the project, create a [feature branch](branches.md) from develop and give it a short name that explains the topic of your changes
- Any feature branch should focus on one topic only
2. Make changes in this branch
- Write code that satisfies the [coding conventions](/doc/coding-convention.md)
- Test your changes on a PineTime or the [InfiniTime simulator](https://github.com/InfiniTimeOrg/InfiniSim)
3. Create a pull request, participate in the discussion and make more changes to the feature branch if necessary
The workflow is based on [GitHub flow](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/github-flow).
Your contributions are more than welcome!
To create a pull request,
you need a [fork](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/about-forks) of the repo.
Create a new [branch](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/about-branches) from develop,
make changes in this branch,
[commit](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/committing-changes-to-your-project/creating-and-editing-commits/about-commits) them,
and create a [pull request](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request).
### PR checklist
When making changes to the firmware:
- Consider if your feature aligns with the [InfiniTime vision](InfiniTimeVision.md)
- Test your changes on a PineTime or InfiniSim
- Make sure the code conforms to the [coding conventions](coding-convention.md)
You can also check the [maintainer's guide](maintainer-guide.md)
for what maintainers will look at in PRs.
### Commit conventions
- Every commit must contain a title and description,
that sufficiently explains all the changes in the commit
- Commits that fix mistakes from previous commits must be squashed
- Conflicts must be resolved by rebasing,
instead of merging