Re: [PATCH v4] SubmittingPatches: address design critiques

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

> 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

Thanks.