Talph, Feel free to edit changes.xml as you best see fit.
Gary On Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 22:37 Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> wrote: > The “By” column is a link to the team list that includes all your > information. If you don’t use your userid then the link won’t index into > the list properly. > > Frankly, putting my name in the due-to column would feel like I would be > sending a self congratulatory public thank you note to myself. It is over > the top. > > Ralph > > > On Aug 13, 2019, at 8:51 PM, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Can the “By” column contain real names instead of usernames? > > > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 22:18, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> > > wrote: > > > >> I should also add that the changes report already gives credit to the > >> committer - see the “By” column at > >> http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/changes-report.html#a2.12.1 < > >> http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/changes-report.html#a2.12.1> so by > >> adding yourself to the due-to field you are giving yourself credit > twice. > >> > >> Ralph > >> > >>> On Aug 13, 2019, at 8:13 PM, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Gary, > >>> > >>> I am wondering why you have recently gotten in the habit of adding > >> yourself to the due-to field of changes.xml. Historically we have always > >> used that to give credit to non-committers who provide patches or > >> significantly contribute to them. As committers we get credit in the > >> source control and in the dev field of the action entry. It seems over > the > >> top to be giving ourselves credit that way and, in fact, takes away from > >> the contributions we receive from non-committers as every single change > is > >> due to one of us, even if all we do is commit the patch. > >>> > >>> If we need to vote on this I would vote that committers names should > >> never appear in the due-to field. > >>> > >>> Ralph > >>> > >> > >> -- > > Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > > >