Send patches - preferably formatted by git format-patch - to patches at archlinux32 dot org.
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@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Submitting your patch
* Send the patch to the pacman-dev mailing list
The mailing list is the primary queue for review and acceptance. Here you
-will get feedback, and let me know the details of your patch.
+will get feedback, and let the reviewers know the details of your patch.
* No MIME, no links, no compression, no attachments. Just plain text.
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ reasons for this. First, it makes them easier to read with any mail reader,
it allows easier review "at a glance", and most importantly, it allows people
to comment on exact lines of the patch in reply emails.
-`git send-email` allows you to send git formatted patches in plain text easily
+`git send-email` allows you to send Git-formatted patches in plain text easily
and is the preferred method for submission to the mailing list. Mail clients,
-including gmail's web interface, have a tendency to break patches by wrapping
+including Gmail's web interface, have a tendency to break patches by wrapping
lines and/or adjusting whitespace and should be avoided.
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@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ looked at it yet.
* Respond to feedback
When you do get feedback, it usually merits a response, whether this be a
-resubmit of the patch with corrections or a follow-up email asking for
-clarifications. When neither of these occurs, don't expect your patch to see
+resubmission of the patch with corrections or a follow-up email asking for
+clarifications. When neither of these occurs, don't expect your patch to get
further review. The all-volunteer staff don't have time to fix up patches that
-aren't their own. When resubmitting patches update the subject line to reflect
-the version number ('[PATCHv2]') and send it as a reply to the original thread.
+aren't their own. When resubmitting patches, update the subject line to reflect
+the version number ('[PATCHv2]'), and send it as a reply to the original thread.
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