Even if you just want to send a patch, in order to get the patch you need to run diff on the original file and the changed one. If you've already edited your co

Even if you just want to send a patch, in order to get the patch you need to run diff on the original file and the changed one. If you've already edited your copy, then in order to get a copy of the original you're back to either figuring out basic git usage or hoping that the source repo provides a web interface from which you can download it. Either way, without knowing how to use git the prospective contributor could easily get discouraged and give up.