linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] docs: process: drop git snapshots from applying-patches.rst

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Date:   Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:26:08 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: process: drop git snapshots from
 applying-patches.rst

On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 17:40:39 -0700
Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:

> Drop all references to git daily snapshots of Linux mainline git tree
> since they are no longer generated.
> 
> Drop the "Last update" info since 'git log' is a better source of that
> info and since the Last update date is not being updated.
> 
> Yes, I read that this file is obsolete, but it still has some useful
> information in it.

Applied, thanks.

If we keep hacking pieces out of this document, maybe finally we'll get to
the point where it's empty and people will let me delete it :)

jon