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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0706021916000.5076@yvahk01.tjqt.qr>
Date:	Sat, 2 Jun 2007 19:17:46 +0200 (MEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/1] document Acked-by:


On Jun 1 2007 14:28, Dave Jones wrote:
> > > On Thu, May 31, 2007 at 07:09:10PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > >  > From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> > >  > 
> > >  > Explain what we use Acked-by: for, and how it differs from Signed-off-by:
> > >  > Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> > >  > +
> > >  > +If a person was not directly involved in the preparation or handling of a
> > >  > +patch but wishes to signify and record their approval of it then they can
> > >  > +arrange to have an Acked-by: line added to the patch's changelog.
> > > 
> > > Acked-by: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
> > 
> > What, no Tested-by: ?
>
>Heh. Indeed.  I think there's room for both fwiw.

Too verbose. Suggest a typedef.

	Signed-off-and-tested-by: Foo J. Bar <addy@...ps>


	Jan
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