linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Rewrite Documentation/SubmittingPatches.

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Date:	Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:59:16 -0500
From:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
To:	Stefan Beller <stefanbeller@...glemail.com>
CC:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Rewrite Documentation/SubmittingPatches.

On 07/13/2012 09:45 AM, Stefan Beller wrote:
> This updates the documentation on how to create patches and send
> these to the kernel mailing list.
> 
> The documentation before was written in times before git was there,
> so the crafting of the patch needed to be done manually by diff -up
> in the right directory.
>
> This patch aims at simplifying the patch sending process, without
> breaking the output results.

This patch is whitespace damaged (wordwrapped at the @@ lines), which is
either ironic or unfortunate. (After Alanis Morisette, I can't tell
anymore.)

> A discussion can be found at
> https://plus.google.com/111049168280159033135/posts/ekAxK9achsA
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <stefanbeller@...glemail.com>
> Acked-by: Jeff Garzik jgarzik@...ox.com

But other than that Jeff's objection was my big one, and that's
addressed in v2, so:

Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>

Rob
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Either it's "mere aggregation", or a license violation.  Pick one.
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