You mean - cloning the repo in github to your own fork - cloning your fork locally - pushing to your local fork after you've made your change - opening a PR

You mean - cloning the repo in github to your own fork - cloning your fork locally - pushing to your local fork after you've made your change - opening a PR Which is the expected flow for any project you're not already part of, ie all of them. The email workflow: - send an email I can't fathom how you can say the email workflow is more complicated.