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Subject: Re: RFC: "SubmittingPatches" text
To: jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com (Jeff Garzik)
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> 	The Unofficial Linus HOWTO

	'Care And Operation Of Your Linus Torvalds'


> 	mv linux linux-vanilla
> 	diff -urN linux-vanilla $MYSRC > /tmp/patch

Include Tigrans recommended exclude list and info

> code.  A MIME attachment also takes Linus a bit more time to process,
> decreasing the likelihood of your MIME-attached change being accepted.

+ If your mailer is mangling patches then someone may ask you to resend them
+ using MIME.

Maybe also note that maintainers of given modules are much more likely to
give feedback than Linus, also the [PATCH]: convention


Alan

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