Re: [patch v2] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission
On 10/29/14 05:01, Dan Carpenter wrote: > The reported-by text says you have to ask for permission, but that > should only be if the bug was reported in private. These days the > standard is to always give reported-by credit or it's considered a bit > rude. > > Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter > > diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > index 482c749..1fa1caa 100644 > --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > @@ -483,12 +483,10 @@ have been included in the discussion > > 14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes: > > -If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a > -Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution. Please > -note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission, > -especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum. That said, > -if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be > -inspired to help us again in the future. > +The Reported-by tag gives credit to people who find bugs and report them and > it > +hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future. Please note that if > +the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using > the > +Reported-by tag. > > A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in > some environment) by the person named. This tag informs maintainers that Nitpick: no colon at end of tag name? Rob ___ devel mailing list de...@linuxdriverproject.org http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel
Re: [patch v2] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission
On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:01:36 +0300 Dan Carpenter wrote: > The reported-by text says you have to ask for permission, but that > should only be if the bug was reported in private. These days the > standard is to always give reported-by credit or it's considered a bit > rude. > > Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter Applied, thanks. jon ___ devel mailing list de...@linuxdriverproject.org http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel
[patch v2] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission
The reported-by text says you have to ask for permission, but that should only be if the bug was reported in private. These days the standard is to always give reported-by credit or it's considered a bit rude. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 482c749..1fa1caa 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -483,12 +483,10 @@ have been included in the discussion 14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes: -If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a -Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution. Please -note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission, -especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum. That said, -if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be -inspired to help us again in the future. +The Reported-by tag gives credit to people who find bugs and report them and it +hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future. Please note that if +the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using the +Reported-by tag. A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in some environment) by the person named. This tag informs maintainers that ___ devel mailing list de...@linuxdriverproject.org http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel
