Re: [PATCH] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: implicit permission for public reports

2012-10-24 Thread Ed Cashin
On Oct 24, 2012, at 10:36 AM, Jonathan Corbet wrote: > On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:22:02 -0400 > Ed Cashin wrote: > >> +contribution. Please note that this tag should not be added without >> +the reporter's permission unless the problem was reported in a public >> +forum. That said, if we

[PATCH] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: implicit permission for public reports

2012-10-24 Thread Ed Cashin
The current text of SubmittingPatches recommends asking permission before using "Reported-By:" even when the report was made to a public forum. This patch updates the text to better reflect the current convention of including the tag when the report was public. Signed-off-by: Ed Cashin ---

Re: [PATCH] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: implicit permission for public reports

2012-10-24 Thread Jonathan Corbet
On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:22:02 -0400 Ed Cashin wrote: > +contribution. Please note that this tag should not be added without > +the reporter's permission unless the problem was reported in a public > +forum. That said, if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they I know what you're getting

Re: [PATCH] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: implicit permission for public reports

2012-10-24 Thread Jonathan Corbet
On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:22:02 -0400 Ed Cashin ecas...@coraid.com wrote: +contribution. Please note that this tag should not be added without +the reporter's permission unless the problem was reported in a public +forum. That said, if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they I know what

[PATCH] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: implicit permission for public reports

2012-10-24 Thread Ed Cashin
The current text of SubmittingPatches recommends asking permission before using Reported-By: even when the report was made to a public forum. This patch updates the text to better reflect the current convention of including the tag when the report was public. Signed-off-by: Ed Cashin

Re: [PATCH] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: implicit permission for public reports

2012-10-24 Thread Ed Cashin
On Oct 24, 2012, at 10:36 AM, Jonathan Corbet wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:22:02 -0400 Ed Cashin ecas...@coraid.com wrote: +contribution. Please note that this tag should not be added without +the reporter's permission unless the problem was reported in a public +forum. That said, if we