[Developers] patch etiquette

[Jonathan Thornburg]

Hi,

Tom:
| It would also be helpful for the patch approval process
| if the patches are also sent in a seperate mail to me, so it is
| easier for me to seperate discussion of patches from the patches
| themselves.

Erik:
> I object to sending patches to Tom in separate emails.  Patches should
> be review in public, and for that, everybody needs to see the patch.
> Also, in order to review a patch, it is necessary to see both the patch
> and the discussion about it.

I would like to see the patches on the mailing list, so that I can
follow what other people are proposing to change.  However, I'm happy
to explictly also cc Tom on messages if that makes the process work
better...

ciao,

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    Max-Planck-Institut fuer Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut),
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