So here is what I came up with. The main idea behind this "counter-proposal" is to make sure we do not add to the pile of documents a new contributor needs to read before being able to send "a perfect patch". Reading SubmittingPatches alone should be sufficient for them to understand what to expect and what are expected of them. Junio C Hamano (2): SubmittingPatches: move the patch-flow section earlier SubmittingPatches: extend the "flow" section Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 126 +++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 75 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-) -- 2.45.0-119-g0f3415f1f8