On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 06:51:35AM +0900, Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I understand that "Signed-off-by" is about code ownership and thought > that the official history prefers to have a real name instead of a > pseudonym. Perhaps you would want to say "Dan Jacobson > <jidanni@xxxxxxxxxxx>" or something similar? I don't think it's a requirement, see 2b36b14 for example. Though yes, in general it's considered childish to hide behind a nickname, instead of using your real name. (ESR has a section about this in the "hacker howto".)
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