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Re: Policy regarding adding email addresses to '.mailmap'.


From: Ludovic Courtès
Subject: Re: Policy regarding adding email addresses to '.mailmap'.
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2015 12:18:00 +0200
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Mathieu Lirzin <address@hidden> skribis:

> - Do the new addresses need to be added in the same commit where it
>   appears or in a separate commit?

Separate, but I expect changes to be rare (it’s only for people who want
to choose among several addresses that they’ve used, or people whose
recorded email address is no longer valid.)

> - In the case of a separate commit, will it be synchronous or
>   asynchronous (meaning that multiples adresses can be added at the same
>   time) ?

It’s fine to add several at once, if needed.

> - Is it better to ask the owner which email to choose in AUTHORS or to
>   use automatically the more recent one?

Yes, better ask.

> - On the technical side, how to automate the process?

We don’t.  :-)

Ludo’.



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