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([2405:201:c005:c1:348e:c3fc:376b:7a6a]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 41be03b00d2f7-c635a43f11csm6520227a12.35.2026.01.25.08.21.45 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:21:47 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <0bb5ad12-dd5a-4280-bf6e-7d1ddb59dd9e@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:51:43 +0530 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-US To: workflows@vger.kernel.org Cc: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, corbet@lwn.net, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org From: John Ashrith Subject: [PATCH v4] docs: clarify CC list guidance wording Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Changes since v3: - Add proper changelog text - Move version notes below the --- line - Send as plain text to avoid mail client mangling From 1de01779d580e104bea0148409c3c8c76d204c41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Ashrith Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:48:28 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify CC list guidance wording Clarify that recipients should not be removed from the CC list without a good reason, and that replies should not be sent only to the list address. This avoids ambiguity in the guidance. Signed-off-by: John Ashrith --- v4: - Add changelog text to the commit message - Ensure patch is sent as text/plain without mail client mangling - Place version notes below the --- line Documentation/process/howto.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/howto.rst b/Documentation/process/howto.rst index 9438e03d6..5a29111d6 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/howto.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/howto.rst @@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ interacting with the list (or any list): If multiple people respond to your mail, the CC: list of recipients may get pretty large. Don't remove anybody from the CC: list without a good -reason, or don't reply only to the list address. Get used to receiving the +reason, and don't reply only to the list address. Get used to receiving the mail twice, one from the sender and the one from the list, and don't try to tune that by adding fancy mail-headers, people will not like it. -- 2.43.0