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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTE b/CONTRIBUTE index d9502dcac35..26efbd7e5aa 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTE +++ b/CONTRIBUTE @@ -53,9 +53,18 @@ archives. To email a patch you can use a shell command like 'git format-patch -1' to create a file, and then attach the file to your email. This nicely -packages the patch's commit message and changes. To send just one -such patch without additional remarks, you can use a command like -'git send-email --to=bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org 0001-DESCRIPTION.patch'. +packages the patch's commit message and changes, and makes sure the +format and whitespace are not munged in transit by the various mail +agents. To send just one such patch without additional remarks, it is +also possible to use a command like + + git send-email --to=bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org 0001-DESCRIPTION.patch'. + +However, we prefer the 'git format-patch' method with attachment, as +doing so delivers patches in the correct and easily-recognizable format +more reliably, and makes the job of applying the patches easier and less +error-prone. It also allows to send patches whose author is someone +other than the email sender. Once the cumulative amount of your submissions exceeds about 15 lines of non-trivial changes, we will need you to assign to the FSF the |