Re: Why not "attach" patches?

Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:04:40 +0000 (UTC)


In article <3C446C77.3000806@evision-ventures.com>,
Martin Dalecki <dalecki@evision-ventures.com> wrote:
>
>Don't worry - nothign prevents proper attached patches from beeing
>applied - the FAQ is only a bit zealous on this ;-)

Wrong.

If I get a patch in an attachment (other than a "Text/PLAIN" type
attachment with no mangling and that pretty much all mail readers and
all tools will see as a normal body), I simply WILL NOT apply it unless
I have strong reason to. I usually wont even bother looking at it,
unless I expected something special from the sender.

Really. Don't send patches as attachments.

Linus
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