Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/bin/sh
To: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
From: Luke Mewburn <lukem@netbsd.org>
List: source-changes
Date: 04/16/2003 01:34:40
On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 11:32:05AM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
  | 
  | Luke Mewburn <lukem@netbsd.org> writes:
  | > Why do I ask for this?  I see it as a matter of courtesy with
  | > respect to proper attribution, especially given that I would prefer
  | > that I am attributed in this manner in commits made in other projects
  | > (i.e, at least as "lukem@netbsd.org" rather than just "lukem").
  | 
  | I generally avoid this in order to prevent adding spam to people's
  | lives. I usually use full name attributions, i.e. "provided by Joseph
  | Smith in PR foo".

If you're quoting from a non-confidential PR, or from a CVS commit log
that appeared on a public mailing list, it's a moot point really...

On the issue of commits inspired by PRs; I usually just quote the person's
name, although I may add the email address as well.


  | Perhaps if we decide to standardize on email addresses we can use "foo
  | at bar.com"? I don't mind the @ for myself -- my email address is in
  | so many places it is impossible to avoid -- but others may not
  | appreciate it...

(See above re public commit messages)

Luke.