From: Junio C Hamano Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 22:16:59 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Partition SubmittingPatches doc into two files Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <0102015416d52ae9-da060607-a742-4efc-8b40-98301c2bb261-000000@eu-west-1.amazonses.com> Roberto Tyley writes: > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Partition SubmittingPatches doc into two files That violates the first paragraph of "(2) Describe your changes well." SubmittingPatches: separate parts specific to mailed-in patches or something like that, to - Prefix with the "area"; - Summarize what you did in a way that makes it clear why. > No editorial changes in this commit, the text that is transferred into the > second file is unchanged apart from minor chunk re-ordering. > > The split is based on: > > * Information needed for all users, whether using `git send-email` or > submitGit (ie good commit practice, mailing list etiquette) > * Information needed just for `git send-email`/MUA users (generating the > right kind of diff, avoid MIME & PGP, send-email & MUA specific hints) > --- Violates "(5) Sign your work"?