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@@ -257,6 +257,14 @@ you may need to pass
C<--overwrite>
to dgit.
+Alternatively,
+if this was the first ever dgit push of the package,
+you can pass C<--deliberately-not-fast-forward>
+instead of C<--overwrite>.
+This avoids introducing a new origin commit
+into the dgit view of
+the sponsee's git history
+which is unnecessary and could be confusing.
=head1 SPONSORING A NON-GIT-USING SPONSEE