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Re: [PATCH v2] doc:clarify which remotes can be used when contributing

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Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 25, 2025, 15:39 UTC
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On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM Daniele Sassoli via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> wrote:

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> From: Daniele Sassoli <danielesassoli@gmail.com>
>
> The docs mostly point to using git/git as one's remote, however, when it
> comes to Sending a PR to GitGitGadget section, the reader is told to use
> gitgitgadget/git, with no mention of git/git, potentially leading to
> some confusion.
>
> Clarify that both gitgitgadget/git and git/git can be used, albeit with
> some differences.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniele Sassoli <danielesassoli@gmail.com>
> ---
>     doc:clarify which remotes can be used when contributing
>
>     cc: Elijah Newren newren@gmail.com
>
> Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2034%2FDanieleSassoli%2Fclarify-remote-to-use-v2
> Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2034/DanieleSassoli/clarify-remote-to-use-v2
> Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2034
>
> Range-diff vs v1:
>
>  1:  850097696a4 ! 1:  b34070c03e3 doc:clarify which remotes can be used when contributing
>      @@ Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc: Now you should be able to go and check o
>
>        In order to have your code tested and formatted for review, you need to start by
>       -opening a Pull Request against `gitgitgadget/git`. Head to
>      -+opening a Pull Request against either `gitgitgadget/git` or `git/git`, depending
>      -+on which mirror you initially cloned from. Head to
>      - https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git and open a PR either with the "New pull
>      - request" button or the convenient "Compare & pull request" button that may
>      - appear with the name of your newly pushed branch.
>      -+If you're using https://github.com/git/git as your remote, you will need to
>      -+open the pull-request from your fork, selecting `git/git` as base.
>      +-https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git and open a PR either with the "New pull
>      +-request" button or the convenient "Compare & pull request" button that may
>      +-appear with the name of your newly pushed branch.
>      ++opening a Pull Request against either `gitgitgadget/git` or `git/git`. Head to
>      ++https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git or https://github.com/git/git and open a PR
>      ++either with the "New pull request" button or the convenient "Compare & pull
>      ++request" button that may appear with the name of your newly pushed branch.
>       +
>       +The differences between using `gitgitgadget/git` and `git/git` as your base can
>       +be found [here](https://gitgitgadget.github.io/#should-i-use-gitgitgadget-on-gitgitgadgets-git-fork-or-on-gits-github-mirror)
>
>
>  Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc | 11 +++++++----
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
> index aca7212cfe2..bbb7b45bd4a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
> +++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
> @@ -908,10 +908,13 @@ Now you should be able to go and check out your newly created branch on GitHub.
>  === Sending a PR to GitGitGadget
>
>  In order to have your code tested and formatted for review, you need to start by
> -opening a Pull Request against `gitgitgadget/git`. Head to
> -https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git and open a PR either with the "New pull
> -request" button or the convenient "Compare & pull request" button that may
> -appear with the name of your newly pushed branch.
> +opening a Pull Request against either `gitgitgadget/git` or `git/git`. Head to
> +https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git or https://github.com/git/git and open a PR
> +either with the "New pull request" button or the convenient "Compare & pull
> +request" button that may appear with the name of your newly pushed branch.
> +
> +The differences between using `gitgitgadget/git` and `git/git` as your base can
> +be found [here](https://gitgitgadget.github.io/#should-i-use-gitgitgadget-on-gitgitgadgets-git-fork-or-on-gits-github-mirror)
>
>  Review the PR's title and description, as they're used by GitGitGadget
>  respectively as the subject and body of the cover letter for your change. Refer
>
> base-commit: 1fa68948c3d76328236cac73d2adf33c905bd8e3
> --
> gitgitgadget
This version looks good to me; thanks!
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  1. doc:clarify which remotes can be used when contributingDaniele Sassoli via GitGitGadget, Aug 19, 2025
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2025
  3. Daniele SassoliAug 20, 2025
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2025
  5. Daniele SassoliAug 22, 2025
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2025
  7. Elijah NewrenAug 22, 2025
  8. doc:clarify which remotes can be used when contributingDaniele Sassoli via GitGitGadget, Aug 23, 2025
  9. Elijah NewrenAug 25, 2025
  10. Junio C HamanoAug 25, 2025
  11. Daniele SassoliAug 26, 2025

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