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Documentation/process: expand plain-text advice
This adds a link to https://useplaintext.email to email-clients.rst, which is a more exhaustive resource on configuring various mail clients for plain text use. submitting-patches.rst is also updated to direct readers to email-clients.rst to equip new contributors with the requisite knowledge to become a good participant on the mailing lists. Signed-off-by: Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200903160545.83185-3-sir@cmpwn.com Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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it makes quoting portions of the patch more difficult in the patch
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It's also strongly recommended that you use plain text in your email body,
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for patches and other emails alike. https://useplaintext.email may be useful
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for information on how to configure your preferred email client, as well as
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listing recommended email clients should you not already have a preference.
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Email clients that are used for Linux kernel patches should send the
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Email clients that are used for Linux kernel patches should send the
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patch text untouched. For example, they should not modify or delete tabs
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patch text untouched. For example, they should not modify or delete tabs
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or spaces, even at the beginning or end of lines.
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or spaces, even at the beginning or end of lines.
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reviewers sometimes get grumpy. Even in that case, though, respond
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reviewers sometimes get grumpy. Even in that case, though, respond
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politely and address the problems they have pointed out.
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politely and address the problems they have pointed out.
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See :ref:`Documentation/process/email-clients.rst` for recommendations on email
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clients and mailing list etiquette.
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Don't get discouraged - or impatient
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Don't get discouraged - or impatient
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