linux-kernel - Re: [patch v3] checkpatch: Signature format verification

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Date:	Mon, 23 May 2011 21:24:04 -0400
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	anish singh <anish198519851985@...il.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>, davej@...hat.com,
	rostedt@...dmis.org, apw@...dowen.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, man.k1983@...il.com
Subject: Re: [patch v3] checkpatch: Signature format verification

On Mon, 23 May 2011 18:51:42 EDT, Mike Frysinger said:
> On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 14:09, Joe Perches wrote:
> >    167     Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
> 
> personally, i dont think those quotes should be there

Although not strictly required by the ABNF of RFC822 and its successors, it's
probably a wise thing to apply the double quotes in this case anyhow, due to
the fairly high likelyhood that some software will choke on the ' character in
Ted's last name if unquoted.


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