linux-kernel - Re: [patch] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission

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Message-ID: <20141028090451.41ed6aad@lwn.net>
Date:	Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:04:51 -0400
From:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and
 permission

On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:30:01 +0300
Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com> wrote:

> -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.
> +The Reported-by tag is to give credit to people who find bugs and report them.
> +Please note that if the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission
> +first before using the Reported-by tag.

As the guy who wrote the original text, I think this is an
improvement...but can we get a version that retains the motivation for
crediting bug reporters in the first place?

Thanks,

jon
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