Commit 7433ff33 authored by Drew DeVault's avatar Drew DeVault Committed by Jonathan Corbet

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: default avatarDrew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>
Reviewed-by: default avatarRandy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200903160545.83185-3-sir@cmpwn.comSigned-off-by: default avatarJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
parent ef227c39
...@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ attachments, but then the attachments should have content-type ...@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ attachments, but then the attachments should have content-type
it makes quoting portions of the patch more difficult in the patch it makes quoting portions of the patch more difficult in the patch
review process. review process.
It's also strongly recommended that you use plain text in your email body,
for patches and other emails alike. https://useplaintext.email may be useful
for information on how to configure your preferred email client, as well as
listing recommended email clients should you not already have a preference.
Email clients that are used for Linux kernel patches should send the Email clients that are used for Linux kernel patches should send the
patch text untouched. For example, they should not modify or delete tabs patch text untouched. For example, they should not modify or delete tabs
or spaces, even at the beginning or end of lines. or spaces, even at the beginning or end of lines.
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...@@ -396,6 +396,9 @@ for their time. Code review is a tiring and time-consuming process, and ...@@ -396,6 +396,9 @@ for their time. Code review is a tiring and time-consuming process, and
reviewers sometimes get grumpy. Even in that case, though, respond reviewers sometimes get grumpy. Even in that case, though, respond
politely and address the problems they have pointed out. politely and address the problems they have pointed out.
See :ref:`Documentation/process/email-clients.rst` for recommendations on email
clients and mailing list etiquette.
Don't get discouraged - or impatient Don't get discouraged - or impatient
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