linux-kernel - Re: 463 kernel developers missing!

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Message-ID: <20080729013650.GG28946@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:36:50 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@...il.com>
Cc:	Simon Arlott <simon@...e.lp0.eu>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: 463 kernel developers missing!

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 09:25:39PM -0400, Jon Smirl wrote:
> On 7/28/08, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 03:00:13PM -0400, Jon Smirl wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Other people aren't perfect, I've found over 1,000 typos in the those
> >  > names and emails. We need a validation mechanism.
> >
> > Who's "we", luser, and why would I possibly give a damn for your needs?
> 
> Let's drop the whole Sign-off-by mechanism. If we can't be bothered to
> clean up the junk in Signed-off-by why should we bother recording
> them? Sign every patch Mickey Mouse, it has the same effect.

That still doesn't answer either of my questions.  As for your question, the
point is to have them good enough to make an individual changeset feasible
to track.
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