linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/1] document Acked-by:

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Message-ID: <7b69d1470706031131p768e9084jd594d02105095313@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 3 Jun 2007 13:31:30 -0500
From:	"Scott Preece" <sepreece@...il.com>
To:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	"Randy Dunlap" <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	"Adrian Bunk" <bunk@...sta.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/1] document Acked-by:

On 6/2/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Jun 2007 21:06:14 -0700 Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 2 Jun 2007 19:57:41 -0700 Scott Preece wrote:
> >
> > > On 6/2/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > > > ...
> > > > +The Signed-off-by: tag implies that the signer was involved in the development
> > > ---
> > >
> > > Change "implies" to "indicates" - it's an explicit statement, not an
> > > implication.
> > >
> > > ---
> > > > +of the patch, or that he/she was in the patch's delivery path.
> > > > +
> > > > +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: is often used by the maintainer of the affected code when that
> > > > +maintainer neither contributed to nor forwarded the patch themselves.
> > > ---
> > >
> > > This using plural pronouns for indefinite gender leaves one in vague
> > > territory, but I think "themself" would be better than "themselves,
> > > since "maintainer" is singular.
> >
> > ugh.  :(
> > not-acked-by: /me
> >
>
> I just deleted it ;)
>
> "neither contributed to nor forwarded the patch."
>
---

Wise as usual - much better!

scott
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