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bug#50911: 28.0.50; [PATCH] Bootstrap succor
From: |
Robert Pluim |
Subject: |
bug#50911: 28.0.50; [PATCH] Bootstrap succor |
Date: |
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:08:41 +0200 |
>>>>> On Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:58:39 +0200, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
>>>>> said:
Lars> Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:
>> It violates the "donʼt make the maintainers do extra work" principle,
>> because now they have to set the Author correctly by hand when they
>> commit your changes. As a courtesy to them, please modify your git
>> configuration.
Lars> No, it's fine -- Dick's patches are no extra work for me. (And using
Lars> pseudonyms when contributing code is fine, too -- the FSF has Dick's
Lars> real name on file. Assuming that's not his real name; I don't know
one
Lars> way or another. (The same with the email address.))
Theyʼre no extra work for you because you donʼt change the Author :-)
(to be fair, CONTRIBUTE says 'configure your username and email
address', not 'your email address MUST be valid', but itʼs a slim
distinction).
Robert
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