On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 10:50 AM, Bjørn Mork <bjorn@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Joe Smith <codesoldier1@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Alexander Kapshuk
>> <alexander.kapshuk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> then you just add a line saying::
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.)
>>
>> How does anyone know what my real name is.
>
> No one does. It's up to you to make sure your name is real :)
>
> An example of what might otherwise happen:
> https://lwn.net/Articles/194729/
>
>
>
> Bjørn
Excellent example but please note this
" For this reason, people contributing code which demonstrates deep knowledge of undocumented hardware will often be asked just how they came by that knowledge. Verifying the answer can be difficult, however. Our defenses are thin, but it is hard to see how they could be improved without killing the process entirely."
In cases where IP rights are an issue I can understand requiring someone to reveal their true identity. Other than that I don't see any reason not to accept an enhancement or bug fix to Linux Kernel coming from an anonymous source. If there is an IP issue, the submitter could reveal their identity to a select group of people or not as the submitter did in this case. If we need to really enforce this requirement then one would have to sign a legal document -- Some software contributions do require that.
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JS
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