Subject: [PATCH] doc:clarify which remotes can be used when contributing

From: "Daniele Sassoli via GitGitGadget" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:14:42 +0000

From: Daniele Sassoli <[email-masked]>

The docs mostly point to using git/git as one's remote, however, when it
comes to Sending a PR to GitGitGadget section, the reader is told to use
gitgitgadget/git, with no mention of git/git, potentially leading to
some confusion.

Clarify that both gitgitgadget/git and git/git can be used, albeit with
some differences.

Signed-off-by: Daniele Sassoli <[email-masked]>
---
    doc:clarify which remotes can be used when contributing

Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2034%2FDanieleSassoli%2Fclarify-remote-to-use-v1
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2034/DanieleSassoli/clarify-remote-to-use-v1
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2034

 Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
index aca7212cfe2..d014c5c36e1 100644
--- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
@@ -908,10 +908,16 @@ Now you should be able to go and check out your newly created branch on GitHub.
 === Sending a PR to GitGitGadget
 
 In order to have your code tested and formatted for review, you need to start by
-opening a Pull Request against `gitgitgadget/git`. Head to
+opening a Pull Request against either `gitgitgadget/git` or `git/git`, depending
+on which mirror you initially cloned from. Head to
 https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git and open a PR either with the "New pull
 request" button or the convenient "Compare & pull request" button that may
 appear with the name of your newly pushed branch.
+If you're using https://github.com/git/git as your remote, you will need to
+open the pull-request from your fork, selecting `git/git` as base.
+
+The differences between using `gitgitgadget/git` and `git/git` as your base can
+be found [here](https://gitgitgadget.github.io/#should-i-use-gitgitgadget-on-gitgitgadgets-git-fork-or-on-gits-github-mirror)
 
 Review the PR's title and description, as they're used by GitGitGadget
 respectively as the subject and body of the cover letter for your change. Refer

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