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Merge branch 'jc/submitting-patches-abandoning' 

The 'SubmittingPatches' document has been updated to explicitly
describe the expectation for contributors to retract or abandon their
patch series when they are no longer pursuing it.

* jc/submitting-patches-abandoning:
  SubmittingPatches: document how to retract a topic
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@ -123,6 +123,20 @@ of review.
top, it gets merged to the 'master' branch and waits to become part
of the next major release.

But sometimes things do not work as planned:

. If a mailing list discussion convinces you that your changes aren't
ideal, please explicitly retract the topic to save the maintainer
time and effort.

. If you must drop a topic due to shifting priorities, lack of time,
or other commitments, notify the list as a courtesy so others can
take over. Anyone can resurrect the topic later when they have the
capacity to do so.

. Topics with unaddressed review comments that remain inactive for
four weeks may be discarded by the maintainer.

In the following sections, many techniques and conventions are listed
to help your patches get reviewed effectively in such a life cycle.