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Re: [PATCH 4/6] MyFirstContribution: clarify that 'seen' does not mean acceptance

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Matt Hunter <m@lfurio.us>
Date
Jul 12, 2026, 18:08 UTC
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On Sat Jul 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM EDT, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> +
> +Plenty of early testers use `next` and
>  may report issues. Eventually, changes in `next` will make it to `master`,
>  which is typically considered stable. Finally, when a new release is cut,
>  `maint` is used to base bugfixes onto. As mentioned at the beginning of this

It feels odd not to reflow this paragraph, where the first line now just stops halfway across the width of the paragraph. Though, the diff-churn may not be worth it in your eyes.

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Message 16 of 21 in “Update Contributor Guides”
  1. 0/6 Update Contributor GuidesJunio C Hamano, Jul 11, 2026
  2. 1/6 SubmittingPatches: clarify expected structure of commit log messageJunio C Hamano, Jul 11, 2026
  3. Weijie YuanJul 12, 2026
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 12, 2026
  5. Weijie YuanJul 13, 2026
  6. Michael MontalboJul 12, 2026
  7. Junio C HamanoJul 13, 2026
  8. Weijie YuanJul 13, 2026
  9. D. Ben KnobleJul 14, 2026
  10. Weijie YuanJul 17, 2026
  11. 2/6 MyFirstContribution: what if I don't get a reply?Junio C Hamano, Jul 11, 2026
  12. Patrick SteinhardtJul 17, 2026
  13. Junio C HamanoJul 17, 2026
  14. 3/6 MyFirstContribution: carrying over trailersJunio C Hamano, Jul 11, 2026
  15. 4/6 MyFirstContribution: clarify that 'seen' does not mean acceptanceJunio C Hamano, Jul 11, 2026
  16. Matt HunterJul 12, 2026
  17. Junio C HamanoJul 12, 2026
  18. 5/6 SubmittingPatches: clarify the meaning of "Will queue"Junio C Hamano, Jul 11, 2026
  19. 6/6 SubmittingPatches: clarify the writing style of whats-cookingJunio C Hamano, Jul 11, 2026
  20. Michael MontalboJul 12, 2026
  21. Junio C HamanoJul 13, 2026

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