On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 01:15:05PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > > On Thu, 20 Sep 2007, J. Bruce Fields wrote: > > > > we upgraded the kernel of a nfs-server from 2.6.17.11 to 2.6.22.6. Since > > then we get the message > ... > > Bruce - you're losing authorship information.
Whoops, yes, I usually rely on git-send-email to do that, but was sending the patch by hand this time in a hurry, reading the commit into my mail client, and forgot the From: line. Thanks for catching that. > So that "always explicitly say who the author is" is a good idea, but when > forwarding somebody elses patch, it's *more* than a good idea - at that > point it's absolutely required for proper attribution. Yeah, I know. Apologies.--b. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/