[lostwages] sending_patches: Add usual response time and rearrange some sentences.

Jan Zerebecki jan.wine at zerebecki.de
Mon Oct 23 23:01:01 CDT 2006


If this patch is rejected from inclusion, please tell me why, as
I would have to ask anyway.

From: Jan Zerebecki <jan.wine at zerebecki.de>
Changelog:
sending_patches: Add usual response time and rearrange some sentences.
---

 templates/en/sending_patches.template |   24 +++++++++++++++---------
 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/templates/en/sending_patches.template b/templates/en/sending_patches.template
index ffcfacb..4289ed3 100644
--- a/templates/en/sending_patches.template
+++ b/templates/en/sending_patches.template
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ chapter in our online documentation.</p>
 <a href="mailto:wine-patches at winehq.org">wine-patches at winehq.org</a>.
 (Note that if you're not <a href="{$root}/site/forums">subscribed</a> to the mailing
 list, the mailing list administrators must first check your submission
-to make sure it's not spam before they can let it through.)</p>
+to make sure it's not spam before they can let it through.
+There is no attempt to apply patches that appear in the newsgroup
+or anywhere else to the Git tree.)
+</p>
 
 <p>When submitting patches, please:</p>
 <ul>
@@ -51,15 +54,22 @@ to make sure it's not spam before they c
  <li> Write a mail to wine-devel, explain your patch and request it be
       reviewed by anybody that cares to review it.
 
+ <li> Ask for advice about your patch on #winehackers.
+
  <li> Unless one already exists, open a bug in bugzilla describing the
       problem you are trying to solve (eg. ./configure fails on Solaris,
       etc) and attach your patch.
-
- <li> Ask for advice about your patch on #winehackers.
 </ul>
 
-<p> You may find it difficult to solicit feedback,
-    so think carefully about the comments you receive. 
+<p>
+    If your patch didn't receive a response for 3 days of WineHQ Git commits
+    your patch has a high chance of being in this category.
+    <br/>
+    You may find it difficult to solicit feedback,
+    so think carefully about the comments you receive.
+    <br/>
+    Just do not give up!
+</p>
 
 <hr>
 
@@ -98,8 +108,4 @@ if you have setup the mail headers in th
 
 <p>That should generate a number of txt files, which you can send manually.</p>
 
-<p>There is no attempt to apply patches that appears in the newsgroup
-to the Git tree. Please send patches to 
-<a href="mailto:wine-patches at winehq.org">wine-patches at winehq.org</a>.</p>
-
 <p>&nbsp;</p>



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