linux-kernel - Re: Clarification for the use of additional fields in the message body

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Date:	Tue, 7 Jul 2015 18:15:21 +0200
From:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	Frans Klaver <fransklaver@...il.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Chris Park <chris.park@...el.com>,
	Dean Lee <dean.lee@...el.com>,
	Johnny Kim <johnny.kim@...el.com>,
	Rachel Kim <rachel.kim@...el.com>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Clarification for the use of additional fields in the message
 body

> I can't remember ever changing or explicitly preserving the commit date.
> I don't think I care enough.

Would any more software developers and maintainers like to share
their experiences around such details?

When do commit timestamps become relevant as a documentation item
for contribution authorship?

> Remembering the author separately from the committer is something
> git does by design anyway.

Do you usually just reuse a procedure from a well-known command
for which a description is provided like the following?
http://git-scm.com/docs/git-am
'…
"From: " and "Subject: " lines starting the body override
the respective commit author name and title values
taken from the headers.
…'

Will further fields be eventually mentioned there?

Regards,
Markus
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