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SubmittingPatches: clarify the purpose of the final resend
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>
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@@ -290,12 +290,14 @@ identify them), to solicit comments and reviews.
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:git-ml: footnote:[The mailing list: [email protected]]
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After the list reached a consensus that it is a good idea to apply the
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patch, re-send it with "To:" set to the maintainer{current-maintainer} and "cc:" the
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list{git-ml} for inclusion.
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patch, re-send it with "To:" set to the maintainer{current-maintainer}
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and "cc:" the list{git-ml} for inclusion. This is especially relevant
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when the maintainer did not heavily participate in the discussion and
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instead left the review to trusted others.
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Do not forget to add trailers such as `Acked-by:`, `Reviewed-by:` and
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`Tested-by:` lines as necessary to credit people who helped your
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patch.
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patch, and "cc:" them when sending such a final version for inclusion.
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[[sign-off]]
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=== Certify your work by adding your "Signed-off-by: " line

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