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Re: Names in ChangeLog files
From: |
Karl Fogel |
Subject: |
Re: Names in ChangeLog files |
Date: |
14 Feb 2001 13:55:53 -0600 |
address@hidden (Kai =?iso-8859-1?q?Gro=DFjohann?=) writes:
> Suppose somebody points out to me what is missing in some part of the
> documentation. Such as: the info node `foo' does not say what happens
> when the variable `bar' is non-nil.
>
> Up to now, I've always (well, all three times :-) created ChangeLog
> entries under my name which said `Kudos to John Smith for pointing
> this out' or somesuch. Is this a good thing to do or a bad thing?
I think that's a fine way.
It's important to give credit where credit is due, and also important
that the name of the actual committer appear on the change.