# HG changeset patch
# User diego
# Date 1066657609 0
# Node ID ed5969812ff389e0ced866812b29b989d7e38d41
# Parent  dad43bc55cfcbe82585d1efd3c62f0283e6c72ba
Explain why sending complete files is a bad idea.

diff -r dad43bc55cfc -r ed5969812ff3 DOCS/tech/patches.txt
--- a/DOCS/tech/patches.txt	Mon Oct 20 13:35:55 2003 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/tech/patches.txt	Mon Oct 20 13:46:49 2003 +0000
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 accept our rules. We cannot afford to spend our time fixing buggy, broken or
 outdated patches.
 
+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
+   soon as one of the files changes, your version becomes obsolete.
+
 1. Always make patches for the CVS version. The README describes how to check
    out CVS and daily CVS snapshots are available from our download page.
    We do not accept patches for releases or outdated CVS versions.