Re: [PATCH v4] SubmittingPatches: address design critiques

[Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>]

On Sat, Jun 20, 2026 at 04:43:00PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Contributors sometimes fail to answer fundamental design or
> viability comments from reviewers and submit subsequent rounds
> without addressing them.  When design decisions are resolved on the
> mailing list, the final justification should be recorded in the
> commit messages.
> 
> Instruct authors to be particularly mindful of critiques regarding
> high-level design or viability, to defend their choices on the list,
> and to accompany new iterations with clearer explanations in the cover
> letter, responses, and revised commit messages. Also instruct them to
> explicitly document the resolution of these concerns in the commit
> message body to keep the historical record complete.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
> ---
>  * Hopefully this will be the last iteration.

This version looks good to me, thanks!

Patrick