Hi Junio, On Tue, 26 Nov 2019, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes: > > >> > Hmph, I wonder why this was sent my way. How does GGG determine > >> > whom to send patches to? I, like other reviewers, prefer not to see > >> > earlier rounds of patches sent directly to me unless they are about > >> > areas that I am mostly responsible for (other patches I'll see them > >> > and review them on the copies sent to the mailing list anyway). > > > > Oops, I forgot to address this. The reason why this is sent your way is > > that you are the Git maintainer, and as such, GitGitGadget sends _all_ Git > > patches your way (except the Git GUI ones). > > > > The reason for this is that this is the suggested way, as per > > https://git-scm.com/docs/SubmittingPatches#patch-flow: > > > >> 5. The list forms consensus that the last round of your patch is good. Send > >> it to the maintainer and cc the list. > > Yeah, but as far as I can tell, this is the _first_ round the list > sees this topic, which by definition would not have any consensus > ;-) I thought about it for over a year and still have no clue how we could teach GitGitGadget to Cc: you when it is appropriate, not without putting the burden on any human being. Ciao, Dscho
