Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH, RFC] Add file describing rules for submitting patches

[Blue Swirl]

On 4/20/09, Avi Kivity <address@hidden> wrote:
> Blue Swirl wrote:
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> >
> > > >  IIRC, one of the requirements is to use your real name :)
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I can't find such a requirement :)
> >
> >
>
>  From [1]:
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> >
> <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/SubmittingPatches;h=f309d3c6221c3699a0c0b97fbe689faed09e4d2f;hb=HEAD#l320>then
> you just add a line saying
> >
> >
> <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/SubmittingPatches;h=f309d3c6221c3699a0c0b97fbe689faed09e4d2f;hb=HEAD#l321>
> >
> <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/SubmittingPatches;h=f309d3c6221c3699a0c0b97fbe689faed09e4d2f;hb=HEAD#l322>
>        Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <address@hidden>
> >
> >
> <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/SubmittingPatches;h=f309d3c6221c3699a0c0b97fbe689faed09e4d2f;hb=HEAD#l323>
> >
> <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/SubmittingPatches;h=f309d3c6221c3699a0c0b97fbe689faed09e4d2f;hb=HEAD#l324>
> using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.)
> >

OK, I looked at too old version (2.6.16) that had at hand.

> >
> > >  If the patch is attached (and not inlined) it should be marked as
> > > text/plain content type.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Added.
> >
> >
>
>  Your own message has
>
>  --001485f87bbc990faa0467eb577c
>  Content-Type: plain/text; name="submitting_patches.diff"
>  Content-Disposition: attachment;
> filename="submitting_patches.diff"
>  Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
>  X-Attachment-Id: f_ftpzesul
>
>
>  So my client won't display it inline :)
>
>  A local misconfiguration, or is plain/text legal?

I think it's a bug in gmail, I don't know if it can be configured.