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Message-ID: <623a994357ba3348d5a4a0a2003b4dc0@coraid.com> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:22:02 -0400 From: Ed Cashin <ecashin@...aid.com> To: rob@...dley.net Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, ecashin@...aid.com, dan.carpenter@...cle.com, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, corbet@....net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: implicit permission for public reports The current text of SubmittingPatches recommends asking permission before using "Reported-By:" even when the report was made to a public forum. This patch updates the text to better reflect the current convention of including the tag when the report was public. Signed-off-by: Ed Cashin <ecashin@...aid.com> --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 12 ++++++------ 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index c379a2a..d30b692 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -423,12 +423,12 @@ have been included in the discussion 14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by: and Reviewed-by: -If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a -Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution. Please -note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission, -especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum. That said, -if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be -inspired to help us again in the future. +If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider +adding a Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their +contribution. Please note that this tag should not be added without +the reporter's permission unless the problem was reported in a public +forum. That said, if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they +will, hopefully, be inspired to help us again in the future. A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in some environment) by the person named. This tag informs maintainers that -- 1.7.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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