> The idea behind patches is entirely sound, and I strongly disagree that the > practice should stop. > Instead, the practice should be properly formalised, with comments added to > the appropriate places so that it is made obvious to committers what to do,
+1 to formalising and documenting all of this. I'm not embarassed to admit that when i'm not blocked waiting on review / 2nd opinion, I'm frozen on not understanding the process (when to add security banner, when to coordinate with original reporter, ...)
