@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ well using the Git development process.
3939
4040It is * expected* that what you send will need several rounds of
4141reviews and discussions. If you are not sure at all about a patch you
42- can put "[ GSoC RFC/PATCH] " or "[ Outreachy RFC/PATCH] ", depending on
43- the mentoring program you are applying for, at the beginning of its
44- subject.
42+ can mark it as RFC in the subject. See [ section below] ( #use-a-tag-like-gsoc-outreachy-etc-in-your-subject )
43+ about how to mark patches as RFC.
4544
4645Consider
[ a sample email thread
] ( http://public-inbox.org/git/[email protected] /T/#u ) ,
4746which shows how a developer proposed a change and a patch to implement
@@ -372,11 +371,8 @@ tell us about your skills, interests, experience, background,
372371etc. Feel free to tell us what you want about yourself if you wish
373372though.
374373
375- ### Specify the mentoring program in the subject
376-
377- But please, make it clear that you are interested in a specific
378- mentoring program and use the right tag, like "[ GSoC] ", "[ Outreachy] ",
379- etc at the beginning of the subject of your emails.
374+ Make sure to specify your mentoring program clearly as
375+ [ suggested below] ( #use-a-tag-like-gsoc-outreachy-etc-in-your-subject ) .
380376
381377### Thoroughly check your eligibility in the program
382378
@@ -483,6 +479,27 @@ other applicants or contributors participating in GSoC or Outreachy
483479have been doing in the past, for example what kind of microproject
484480they have chosen, how their proposal looked like, etc.
485481
482+ If you're using ` format-patch ` for sending your patches to the mailing list,
483+ you can add this tag as follows:
484+
485+ ```
486+ git format-patch --subject-prefix='GSoC PATCH' <other-arguments>
487+
488+ (or)
489+
490+ git format-patch --subject-prefix='Outreachy PATCH' <other-arguments>
491+ ```
492+
493+ If you want to mark your patch as RFC, use
494+
495+ ```
496+ git format-patch --rfc --subject-prefix='GSoC PATCH' <other-arguments>
497+
498+ (or)
499+
500+ git format-patch --rfc --subject-prefix='Outreachy PATCH' <other-arguments>
501+ ```
502+
486503### Reply inline
487504
488505Many people these days use the "top posting" posting style, but we
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