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Recommend format-patch and send-email for those who want to submit patches to this project. * jc/submitting-patches-mention-send-email: SubmittingPatches: encourage users to use format-patch and send-email
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(4) Sending your patches.
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Learn to use format-patch and send-email if possible. These commands
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are optimized for the workflow of sending patches, avoiding many ways
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your existing e-mail client that is optimized for "multipart/*" mime
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type e-mails to corrupt and render your patches unusable.
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People on the Git mailing list need to be able to read and
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comment on the changes you are submitting. It is important for
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a developer to be able to "quote" your changes, using standard

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