From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS53758 23.128.96.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.0 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C21A11F5AE for ; Thu, 13 May 2021 21:11:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S233343AbhEMVMu (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 May 2021 17:12:50 -0400 Received: from pb-smtp21.pobox.com ([173.228.157.53]:55612 "EHLO pb-smtp21.pobox.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S233313AbhEMVMt (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 May 2021 17:12:49 -0400 Received: from pb-smtp21.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pb-smtp21.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id F03BD11D999; Thu, 13 May 2021 17:11:38 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from junio@pobox.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=sasl; bh=0jLs23lzAKnM tZAAyLu0WQLVnuHCMNQhQwa05uLg6tU=; b=bPRG+9/T4M3BRbXlsgkIb1oLuuK6 oo2w8diLgh9N12cJBqmrPlcNSMCUVZZckbpNZ1HN+asWHNll6mw8jtmyKefET8xU TWNdQnp5/QMd9v37AMcUQoZXm4GOBul4xUy7QrEtnUSTDJvi++I6xJri8eVJ1hFe EDosnyDzI5X66X4= Received: from pb-smtp21.sea.icgroup.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pb-smtp21.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA60A11D998; Thu, 13 May 2021 17:11:38 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from junio@pobox.com) Received: from pobox.com (unknown [34.74.119.39]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pb-smtp21.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4242C11D995; Thu, 13 May 2021 17:11:36 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from junio@pobox.com) From: Junio C Hamano To: Dave Huseby Cc: =?utf-8?B?w4Z2YXIgQXJuZmrDtnLDsA==?= Bjarmason , git@vger.kernel.org, christian.couder@gmail.com, felipe.contreras@gmail.com, stefanmoch@mail.de, philipoak@iee.email, bagasdotme@gmail.com, sunshine@sunshineco.com Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] doc: writing down Git mailing list etiquette References: <20210512031821.6498-2-dwh@linuxprogrammer.org> <20210512233412.10737-1-dwh@linuxprogrammer.org> <20210513171706.GD11882@localhost> Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 06:11:34 +0900 In-Reply-To: <20210513171706.GD11882@localhost> (Dave Huseby's message of "Thu, 13 May 2021 10:17:06 -0700") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 X-Pobox-Relay-ID: CD2026AC-B42F-11EB-B066-D609E328BF65-77302942!pb-smtp21.pobox.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Dave Huseby writes: > I realized last night that there is an important distinction between > using email to work *with* Git and using email to work *on* Git. The Gi= t > ML has its own etiquette and rules and MUA tweaks that may not apply to > other projects that use Git and a mailing list. The files > MyFirstContribution.txt and SubmittingPatches are clearly focused on > using email to work *on* Git. The file MyFirstObjectWalk.txt is also > about working *on* Git, although unrelated to email and the mailing > list. Maybe it's time we make the *on*/*with* distinction more obvious > by creating a Documentation/WorkingOnGit subdir? Just throwing that out > there. I agree with that "realization", and think we shouldn't talk anything about what other people who happens to use Git for their projects should do, at least for now, when we do not even have a completed written guideline for ourselves to follow when using Git for our projects. > I saw =C3=86var's patches last night and had the same thought. Since it= looks > like this is probably all going into SubmittingPatches, I'll connect > with =C3=86var and see if we can come up with a patch series for (1) =C3= =86var's > re-org and pruning (2) my Mutt MUA settings and (3) etiquette related > information for discussions around patches and reviews with a (4) side > note for any general etiquette for non-patch communication. Sounds good. Thanks.