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 <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> > > 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 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
