Hi Jonathan, On Fri, 25 Oct 2019, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Emily Shaffer wrote: > > > GitGitGadget, a handy tool for converting pull requests against Git into > > Git-mailing-list-friendly-patch-emails, requires as anti-spam that all > > new users be "/allow"ed by an existing user once before it will do > > anything for that new user. While this tutorial explained that > > mechanism, it did not give much hint on how to go about finding someone > > to allow your new pull request. So, teach our new GitGitGadget user > > where to look for someone who can add their name to the list. > > > > The advice in this patch is based on the advice proposed for > > GitGitGadget: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/gitgitgadget/pull/138 > > > > Signed-off-by: Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt | 8 ++++++++ > > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) > > Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> > > Though I'd appreciate an ack from a gitgitgadget specialist too, so > cc-ing Dscho. Seeing as the suggestions from gitgitgadget/gitgitgadget#138 partially came from me (and that I merged that PR after reviewing it), this comes very easily: Acked-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx> Thanks, Dscho > > > diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt > > index b8ffeda07e..2de06de026 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt > > +++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt > > @@ -789,6 +789,14 @@ will automatically run your PRs through the CI even without the permission given > > but you will not be able to `/submit` your changes until someone allows you to > > use the tool. > > > > +NOTE: You can typically find someone who can `/allow` you on GitGitGadget by > > +either examining recent pull requests where someone has been granted `/allow` > > +(https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pulls?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+%22%2Fallow%22[Search: > > +is:pr is:open "/allow"]), in which case both the author and the person who > > +granted the `/allow` can now `/allow` you, or by inquiring on the > > +https://webchat.freenode.net/#git-devel[#git-devel] IRC channel on Freenode > > +linking your pull request and asking for someone to `/allow` you. > > + > > If the CI fails, you can update your changes with `git rebase -i` and push your > > branch again: > > >
