Great, thanks Jacopo Jacques
De : "Jacopo Cappellato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > the "Contributor Report" is also a useful tool: > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ConfigureReport!default.jspa?selectedProjectId=12310500&reportKey=com.sourcelabs.jira.plugin.report.contributions:contributionreport > > Jacopo > > > Raj Saini wrote: > > I have noted a practice in OpenEJB related to giving credit for the > > patched to contributors. After applying the page they assign it to the > > contributor which keeps a record in the Jira which is easier to search. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Raj > > > > Jacques Le Roux wrote: > >> Hi Commiters, > >> > >> As suggested by Jacopo I (re)-read the commiters page. I w'd like to > >> note something here, especially for new commiters (but not only > >> ;o) > >> > >> What Do I Need To Keep In Mind When Applying Patches From A Contributor? > >> You need to make sure that the commit message contains at least the > >> name of the contributor and ideally a reference to the Bugzilla > >> or JIRA issue where the patch was submitted. The reasons: this > >> preserves the legal trail and makes sure that contributors are > >> recognized. Obviously, the latter doesn't mean it's not a good idea to > >> list the names of all contributors somewhere on the website. > >> To make it easier to "grep" for commits with patches from > >> contributors, always use the same pattern in the commit message. > >> Traditionally, we use "Submitted by: <name>" or "Obtained from: <name>". > >> Here's an example of what such a commit message could look like: > >> Bugzilla #43835: > >> Added some cool new feature. > >> Submitted by: John Doe <john.doe.at.null.org> > >> > >> taken from http://www.apache.org/dev/committers.html#applying-patches > >> > >> Feek free to use your own pattern, it's easy with svn tools around. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Jacques > >> > >> > >> >
