Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:13:24 -0700 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: Steve Bertrand <iaccounts@ibctech.ca> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Submitting patches Message-ID: <20040715151324.GB2162@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> In-Reply-To: <1223.209.167.16.15.1089901719.squirrel@209.167.16.15> References: <1223.209.167.16.15.1089901719.squirrel@209.167.16.15>
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--LpQ9ahxlCli8rRTG Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 10:28:39AM -0400, Steve Bertrand wrote: > I've been tracking some doc pr's, and am a little confused as to how to > submit patches. >=20 > I am just following the handbook for now, as I have no idea how to write > manual pages, but don't exactly understand proper procedure for actually > making a contribution. >=20 > In the pr list, can I just find something I'd like to fix, then send the > patch to the list, or do I submit it through send-pr? Ideally you should send the patch as a reply to the pr so it is logged with the PR. You may want to post a pointer here as well if no one picks it up quickly. > If someone else has already taken responsibility for a pr, is it deemed > offensive if I submit my own patch even if the pr is still 'open'? You might try contacting the person first to avoid duplicate effort. -- Brooks --=20 Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529 9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4 --LpQ9ahxlCli8rRTG Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA9p8TXY6L6fI4GtQRAo1aAJ4uU7RZHUVtXbsj3uLVPn5a9soEcgCgmhhV 5lSuH8DZgu5PamYypAYTaLE= =NRFA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --LpQ9ahxlCli8rRTG--
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