Subject: [bug#71858] [PATCH shepherd] doc: Patches should be sent to guix-patches instead of guix-devel.

From: Attila Lendvai <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 17:12:44 +0000

> > From: Attila Lendvai [email-masked]
> > 
> > ---
> > doc/shepherd.texi | 2 +-
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> 
> What are you looking to get from this change?

i'm confused, so let's sync some assumptions:

are you/we happy that shepherd patches end up on guix-devel?

because i've just sent several shepherd patches to guix-devel, and when i thought about it, i wouldn't be happy to receive a storm of non-guix patches on guix-devel. hence my patch to the manual.

> Personally, I think being able to assume that patches sent to
> guix-patches are for guix is helpful, e.g. some of the automated tooling
> depends on this assumption.

i don't know enough about the infrastructure, and i don't have a strong opinion about where to send this. it just felt wrong to send it to guix-devel, and then guix-patches sounded at least a little better. that's all. i'm open for other suggestions, including that the status quo is fine.

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