Messages in this thread | | | From | Philipp Riemer <> | Date | Fri, 1 Jun 2012 18:23:58 +0200 | Subject | Re: [GIT PULL] new mailmap file for the linux kernel git repository |
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2012/6/1 Philipp Riemer <ruderphilipp@gmail.com>: > 2012/6/1 Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>: >> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 06:08:48PM +0200, Philipp Riemer wrote: >>> updated mailmap file for LK repository >>> >>> The current version of the .mailmap file does only capture a fraction of errors >>> and ambiguity when looking at developers emails and names. Hence, this revised >>> version tries to address many more names and, as a result, to clarify maintainer >>> information. Issues addressed: >>> - Typos in names >>> - Typos in mails >>> - Mapping of ambiguous mail adresses (e.g. {aa@bb.cc, aa@home.(none), >>> aa@laptop.bb.cc,...} becomes {aa@bb.cc}) but keeping LKML specific ones >>> - Mapping of names to entries with only email information >>> - Correct usage of special character (e.g. German umlauts) >>> - Harmonization of position and style of last name (no more all-caps names >>> like "First LAST" or those of "Last, First") >>> - No initials in names if not necessary >>> - Conversion of email addresses to lower case >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Philipp Riemer <ruderphilipp@gmail.com> >>> --- >>> Finally I am back from my trip through Germany and after attending >>> LinuxTag in Berlin last week, reading Documentation/SubmittingPatches, >>> and checking other patch submissions, I give this topic finally a new >>> try... Hopefully my submission confirms to the LK standards this >>> time. I can certify that this contribution was conscientiously created >>> in whole by me and therefore added the sign-off message. >>> >>> Please pull from >>> >>> git://github.com/ruderphilipp/linux.git mailmap-changes >>> >>> to get the changes in the attached patch file (since even the >>> web-interface of GMail wraps lines) -- or simply inspect/apply that >>> file directly. >>> >>> $ git diffstat upstream/master..origin/mailmap-changes .mailmap >>> .mailmap | 2482 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- >>> 1 file changed, 2444 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) >> >> Where did you get some of these email addresses from? My "kroah.org" >> entries never showed up in the kernel commit logs, nor are they valid email >> addresses, so why did you add them to the file? >> >> greg k-h > > Hi Greg, > I re-checked that with the current linux git repository from Linux and should actually be "current linux git repository from Linus at kernel.org"... -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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