Written-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> --- CONTRIBUTING | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING b/CONTRIBUTING new file mode 100644 index 000000000..db947b5af --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +Commit style: + +When referring to Linux kernel versions, please add a +comment before it that shows the kernel commit hash. + +Use .PP rather than blank lines as paragraph separators. + +Starting new sentences on new source lines makes future patches against +the source easier to grok. This is known as semantic newlines: + +https://rhodesmill.org/brandon/2012/one-sentence-per-line/ + +Sending patches: + +To: Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> +CC: linux-man@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- 2.20.1
