docs: Point to mailing list archives from submitting-patches

Suggest that new contributors should review past patch submissions for
typical style, feedback etc. prior to submitting. Link to archives.

Signed-off-by: Tim Small <tim@seoss.co.uk>
Reviewed-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com>

diff --git a/docs/submitting-patches.rst b/docs/submitting-patches.rst
index 7a8743b8d095923b5f046a92e96d3c3376ed5336..5b857f911176649e4877b1e558c09e2240c0417f 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/docs/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ tool. All libvirt-related repositories contain a config file
 that tells git-publish to use the correct mailing list and
 subject prefix.
 
+If you are a first-time contributor, you may wish to read some
+patch submission threads from the `mailing list archive
+<contact.html#mailing-lists>`__ of the mailing list from the
+``.gitpublish`` file.
+
 Alternatively, you may send patches using ``git send-email``.
 
 The usual workflow of libvirt developer is: