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 	preferred), and make
 	sure to specify the exact CVS revision numbers of the files
 	you modified so the developers who read your report will be
-	able to apply them easily.</para>
+	able to apply them easily.  A patch against the CURRENT or HEAD
+	CVS branch is preferred since all new code should be applied
+	and tested there first.  After appropriate or substantial testing
+	has been done, the code will be merged/migrated to the STABLE
+	branch.</para>
 
       <para>If you attach a patch inline, instead of as an attachment,
 	note that the most common problem by far is the tendency of some