From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932916AbYEUKmb (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 May 2008 06:42:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932922AbYEUKmH (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 May 2008 06:42:07 -0400 Received: from atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.31.123]:35309 "EHLO atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932610AbYEUKlu (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 May 2008 06:41:50 -0400 Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 12:41:45 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: Jonathan Corbet Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Tracking and crediting bug reporters Message-ID: <20080521104145.GB4948@ucw.cz> References: <4388.1210613272@vena.lwn.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4388.1210613272@vena.lwn.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > So here's what we would like to try instead. Whenever somebody sends up a > patch fixing a reported bug, the name of the person who reported the bug > would be immortalized with this tag: > > Reported-by: A. Bug Reporter > > In particular, reporters who work with the developers toward the resolution > of the bug should be thanked in this way. If we wanted to take things I believe we have enough tags already. Plus, if the reporter really works with the developer till the end, there's already accepter Tested-by: flag, right? -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html