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

From
Daniele Sassoli via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 23, 2025, 09:12 UTC
Message-ID
<pull.2034.v2.git.git.1755940331248.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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<pull.2034.git.git.1755630882418.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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
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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
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  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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