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@@ -189,13 +189,17 @@ people who are involved in the area you are touching (the output from
identify them), to solicit comments and reviews.
After the list reached a consensus that it is a good idea to apply the
-patch, re-send it with "To:" set to the maintainer and "cc:" the
-list for inclusion.
+patch, re-send it with "To:" set to the maintainer [*1*] and "cc:" the
+list [*2*] for inclusion.
Do not forget to add trailers such as "Acked-by:", "Reviewed-by:" and
"Tested-by:" lines as necessary to credit people who helped your
patch.
+ [Addresses]
+ *1* The current maintainer: gitster@pobox.com
+ *2* The mailing list: git@vger.kernel.org
+
(5) Sign your work