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

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jul 12, 2026, 19:04 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqqzl82fn8.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <DJWSKKVJM03B.1DTV8F9FXG9IF@lfurio.us>

"Matt Hunter" <m@lfurio.us> writes:

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> On Sat Jul 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM EDT, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> +
>> +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.

Yes, I did not want to force patch readers to review three extra lines just to spot a non-existent difference caused by an unnecessary reflow. Unlike SubmittingPatches, the target audience for MyFirstContribution is less familiar with our source files than experienced contributors are, so they will not be reading this in its source form anyway. Therefore, I thought leaving an unusually short line there was a reasonable trade-off until the entire paragraph needs to be rewritten.

However, when the next person who wants to modify this source file reads it, it will indeed be distracting to them. So, perhaps I should reflow the remainder of the paragraph.

Thanks.