Linus Torvalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Fri, 8 Feb 2008, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
>> +
>> +These tags are:
>> +
>> +From: The original author of the patch. This tag will ensure
>> + that credit is properly given when somebody other than the
>> + original author submits the patch.
>
> "From:" is not a tag. It's a special marker at the *top* (and _only_ the
> top) of the email, which indicates authorship. It goes along with markers
> like "Date:" and "Subject:", and has nothing to do with the sign-off-like
> tags at the end.
True. When one or more of these appear at the top (and _only_
the top) of a patch e-mail,
From: the person who wrote the patch
Date: the date of the authorship
Subject: the title of the patch
we override the corresponding values we obtain from the mail
header. Documenting them is probably a good idea but they
should be described separately from S-o-b: and friends to avoid
confusion.
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