Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] MyFirstContribution: mention contrib/contacts/git-contacts

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Apr 9, 2024, 01:49 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqv84r2tlf.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <owlypluzs5qa.fsf@fine.c.googlers.com>

Linus Arver <linusa@google.com> writes:

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>> As I prefer not to be too assertive, something like
>>
>>     The `contrib/contacts/git-contacts` script may help you coming
>>     up people you may want to ask to review your patch by adding
>>     them to the Cc: header.
>>
>> is as far as I would go, but for those who are not familiar enough
>> with the project, perhaps it would be OK to assume that the script
>> would do a much better job than these contributors would do
>> themselves, I guess.
>
> Yeah for newcomers the tool would probably do a better job. Perhaps
> wording it like "If you're not sure who to CC, use
> `contrib/contacts/git-contacts` to ..."  would be better?

Sounds reasonable.  Thanks.