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authorPekka Paalanen <pekka.paalanen@collabora.co.uk>2018-07-03 13:32:00 +0300
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contributing: how to read the review rules
This is to avoid fighting around the letter of the guidelines. This is not a protocol spec. Signed-off-by: Pekka Paalanen <pekka.paalanen@collabora.co.uk> Reviewed-by: Daniel Stone <daniels@collabora.com> Reviewed-by: Derek Foreman <derek.foreman.samsung@gmail.com>
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@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ people with commit access, there needs to be at least one Acked-by from
someone with commit access. A person with commit access is expected to be
able to evaluate the patch with respect to the project scope and architecture.
+The below review guidelines are intended to be interpreted in spirit, not by
+the letter. There may be circumstances where some guidelines are better
+ignored. We rely very much on the judgement of reviewers and commit rights
+holders.
+
During review, the following matters should be checked:
- The commit message explains why the change is being made.