On Sunday 20 November 2005 11:03, Jeff Trawick wrote: > I think it is a good idea for people who show up with patches out of > the blue to see a recognition of their contribution, even if > relatively small. Many people off the dev list don't realize that a > lot of fixes come from random people. It can only help to do what we > can to promote that perception.
In the case of a tiny fix (which a compiler will probably optimise out anyway), the appropriate level of acknowledgement is IMHO the commit message. That's on record, and could be anything from a one-off to a first step towards full committership. Save CHANGES for things that'll affect people in real life. And of course, acknowledge contributors there. OTTOMH I've credited Brian France and Chris Darroch in my recent commits - when they had made (significant) contributions. -- Nick Kew
