# HG changeset patch
# User diego
# Date 1082197825 0
# Node ID 52de6cbd084267355770e667586e9bf35c4c4e39
# Parent  d1e1e616cc918bc238986eb46851fc0eb3182b6f
Patches should not be compressed.

diff -r d1e1e616cc91 -r 52de6cbd0842 DOCS/tech/patches.txt
--- a/DOCS/tech/patches.txt	Sat Apr 17 03:59:51 2004 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/tech/patches.txt	Sat Apr 17 10:30:25 2004 +0000
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 Note: We know our rules place a burden on you, but rest assured that
 maintaining a big and complex software project is even harder, so please
 accept our rules. We cannot afford to spend our time fixing buggy, broken or
-outdated patches.
+outdated patches. The closer you follow our rules the higher is the probability
+that your patch will be included.
 
 0. Do not send complete files. These need to be diffed by hand to see the
    changes, which makes reviews harder and less likely to occur. Besides as
@@ -65,4 +66,7 @@
 11. If you made a nontrivial contribution and wish to be mentioned in the
     AUTHORS file, include that in your patch.
 
+12. Do not compress your patch unless it is very large. It only makes handling
+    the patch more difficult.
+
 Thank you!