2017-02-22 13:30 GMT+05:00 Steffan Karger <steffan.kar...@fox-it.com>:
> On 22-02-17 08:39, Gert Doering wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 02:21:35AM +0100, David Sommerseth wrote:
> >>>> >From d97f526a2ddbf2abe60a64260601ebd742fc00cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00
> 2001
> >>>> From: "Simon (simix)" <via-trac>
> >>>
> >>> Do we have a policy how to handle patches with missing author info?
> >>
> >> I see no reason at all why we should not give proper credit with full
> >> name.
> >
> > That was only half the question - of course I *want* to give full
> credits,
> > but is "not having this information available & no SoB line" a reason
> > for rejecting a patch?
> >
> > The patch in question is quite obvious, so this is not something to bring
> > in the lawyers - more a matter of general policy.
>
> Same here.
>
> For this specific patch: I asked the reporter on trac for full name and
> email last night. We can wait for a bit to see if he replies.
>
> In general: what do we do when we don't get a full name and email, but
> do want to apply the patch? Wait forever? Claim authorship (but refer
> to the trac ticket in the commit msg)? Apply anyway? ...?
>
if there are trac templates (I'm not very familiar with trac internals), we
can turn on the requirement of
1) full name
2) legacy agreements
on the trac side
>
> (While typing this, I realize this sounds like a topic for the meeting
> tonight. I'll put it on the agenda.)
> -Steffan
>
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