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DateMon, 12 May 2008 13:52:22 -0700 (PDT)
SubjectRe: Tracking and crediting bug reporters
FromDavid Miller <>
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 19:20:19 +0100

> > If the rest of the community is agreeable, it would be nice to make an
> > immediate start on this; it's not yet too late to get reasonable data for
> > the 2.6.26 kernel, and to have the habits well ingrained for 2.6.27.
> > 
> > Thoughts?
> 
> I cannot add a tag with a third party personal information upon it
> without their permission nor can anyone else in a part of the world with
> any vaguely resembling privacy laws. So we need to document that it is
> added with permission of the reporter only.

This is why I personally do not accept private bug reports or kernel
questions, I always direct them to post to the appropriate public
mailing list and CC: me if appropriate.

That solves the whole "privacy" issue quite neatly.


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