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proposal mechanism, reserved for significant changes.
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- RFC proposals can only be approved by * FCPs* .
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- Pull Request (PR)
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- - PRs are pull requests to the [ ` rust-lang/rust ` ] [ rust ] repository and are a light-weight
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- proposal mechanism, suitable for most proposals. PRs are preferred when the proposal is
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- accompanied by a small patchset (such as stabilization of a compiler flag or addition of
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- a new target).
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+ - Opening a pull request on the [ ` rust-lang/rust ` ] [ rust ] repository is a lightweight
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+ mechanism suitable for most proposals. This is preferred in cases such as stabilization
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+ of a rustdoc flag or addition of a new target.
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- PR proposals can be approved by * FCPs* or * r+* . See * When are FCPs/RFCs required?*
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section below when * r+* isn't sufficient alone.
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+ - Issues
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+ - Opening an issue on the [ ` rust-lang/rust ` ] [ rust ] repository are also a good starting
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+ point if you don't know which of the previous ways is the best fit.
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[ rustdoc zulip thread ] : https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/266220-t-rustdoc
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### When are FCPs/RFCs required?
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- An FCP will be needed for any stabilization of small user-facing changes, like UI/UX changes, new
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- command-line arguments, new attributes, etc. However, if the change is considered too big/important,
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- an RFC will need to be written and approved before the change will be accepted.
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+ An FCP will be needed for any stabilization of small user-facing changes, like UI/UX changes in
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+ the GUI web interface, new command-line arguments, new attributes, etc. However, if the change
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+ is considered too big/important, an RFC will need to be written and approved before the change
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+ will be accepted.
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When starting an FCP, make sure only the relevant subteam is labeled on the issue/PR, to avoid
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pinging people with changes they aren't interested in.
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