Re: Install issues

["H.Merijn Brand" <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl>]

On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:03:50 -0700, Boyd Lynn Gerber <gerberb@zenez.com> wrote:

> Here is a check list I use to make sure my patches are OK.
> 
> http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=blob_plain;f=Documentation/SubmittingPatches;hb=HEAD
> ...
> > I'm by now way offended or scared away if you reject these kind of
             ^
/me meant "no" where he wrote "now" :( :(
I can imagine people interpreting that sentence very very wrong.

> > patches
> 
> The crowed here may seem harsh but they really are not.  They just have a 
> lot to do and getting things to them in a format that is easy to follow 
> and uses the above URL guildlines assists them in looking at the patches, 
> commit messages and sign-off.  Git requires a sign-off in order for them 
> to use the patches.  It is a way to make sure everything is kept above 
> board and proper.  This allow ever line of code to have a resource as to 
> where and whence it ...
> 
> Do not give up.  Just try to do things in a manner that is easy to allow 
> your patches into Git.

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