On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 23:25:18 +0300 Tzahi Fadida wrote: > On Thursday 05 April 2007 19:13:20 Erik Mouw wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 06:09:26PM +0300, Ramagudi Naziir wrote: > > > Let's take the Linux case for example. Let's assume I write a kernel > > > module, license it under the GPL and it is accepted to mainline kernel. > > > How can I know who contributed to it after some time ? > > > > That's what git is for: > > > > git log v2.6.20.. drivers/whatever/yourdriver.c > > > > That will tell you about every commit made to that particular file > > since linux-2.6.20. Because every commit requires a Signed-off-by line, > > you can see who contributed to your code. > > Just curious, is there a way to know how much of your original patches > remained? > I wonder if they keep statistics/able to calculate who is the best contributor > by number of code lines/files/etc... Not that this is a competition or that > number of lines is a measure of a good patch. similar to http://lwn.net/Articles/224760/ ? --- ~Randy *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
