Linus Arver <linusa@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> I just have small wording nits (see below), but otherwise LGTM.
Thanks. Rolled typo/format fixes in.
1: e3386ce69d ! 1: f835de52d7 SubmittingPatches: explain why 'next' and above are inappropriate base
@@ Documentation/SubmittingPatches: latest HEAD commit of `maint` or `master` based
+flight work well together. This is why both `next` and `seen` are
+frequently re-integrated with incoming patches on the mailing list and
+force-pushed to replace previous versions of themselves. A topic that is
-+literally built on top of `next` cannot be merged to 'master' without
++literally built on top of `next` cannot be merged to `master` without
+dragging in all the other topics in `next`, some of which may not be
+ready.
2: 6b2650d32f ! 2: 369998df83 SubmittingPatches: use of older maintenance tracks is an exception
@@ Documentation/SubmittingPatches: latest HEAD commit of `maint` or `master` based
* Otherwise (such as if you are adding new features) use `master`.
+
-+NOTE: In an exceptional case, a bug that was introduced in an old
++NOTE: In exceptional cases, a bug that was introduced in an old
+version may have to be fixed for users of releases that are much older
+than the recent releases. `git describe --contains X` may describe
+`X` as `v2.30.0-rc2-gXXXXXX` for the commit `X` that introduced the
+bug, and the bug may be so high-impact that we may need to issue a new
+maintenance release for Git 2.30.x series, when "Git 2.41.0" is the
+current release. In such a case, you may want to use the tip of the
-+maintenance branch for the 2.30.x series, which may be available as
++maintenance branch for the 2.30.x series, which may be available in the
+`maint-2.30` branch in https://github.com/gitster/git[the maintainer's
+"broken out" repo].
+
