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ajdlinux on Feb 13, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Python moved to GitHub

A casual contributor is more likely to already have a GitHub account than to have git-send-email configured correctly.

mi100hael on Feb 13, 2017 [–]

Most maintainers aren't looking for "casual contributors." It's a huge pain in the ass to have someone open a half-baked PR and then never respond to feedback or support questions.

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