From: Junio C Hamano Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:26:49 GMT Subject: [PATCH 5/6] SubmittingPatches: clarify the meaning of "Will queue" Message-ID: <20260711192650.2417665-6-gitster@pobox.com> In-Reply-To: <20260711192650.2417665-1-gitster@pobox.com> Document that "Will queue" contributors get is merely a promise to put the topic in 'seen' and has no other meaning. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 12f9660cef..0a80358703 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ of review. branch, in order to make it easier for people to play with it without having to pick up and apply the patches to their trees themselves. Being in `seen` has no other meaning. Specifically, it - does not mean the patch was "accepted" in any way. + does not mean the patch was "accepted" in any way. The maintainer + may reply with "Will queue" when choosing to add the patches to + `seen`, but it does not mean the patch has been "accepted", either. . When the discussion reaches a consensus that the latest iteration of the patches are in good enough shape, the maintainer includes the -- 2.55.0-391-gdf86bf5712