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From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Pain points in Git's patch flow
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> So, I dunno.  We seem to suffer from the same lack of good starter
> tasks before each GSoC begins.

And long after sending the response, I realize that this has very
little to do with "Git's patch flow" issue that you wanted to
discuss.  Helping newbies wet their toes may be a topic worth
discussing, but that is not the focus of this thread.

Let me send a response to describe my pain points separately.
Sorry for the noise.