Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: PSA: Do not use "Reported-By" without reporter's approval | From | Joe Perches <> | Date | Wed, 22 May 2019 13:00:17 -0700 |
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On Wed, 2019-05-22 at 15:58 -0400, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote: > On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 12:45:06PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > > It is common courtesy to include this tagline when submitting > > > patches: > > > > > > Reported-By: J. Doe <jdoe@example.com> > > > > > > Please ask the reporter's permission before doing so (even if they'd > > > submitted a public bugzilla report or sent a report to the mailing > > > list). > > > > I disagree with this. > > > > If the report is public, and lists like vger are public, > > then using a Reported-by: and/or a Link: are simply useful > > history and tracking information. > > I'm perfectly fine with Link:, however Reported-By: usually has the > person's name and email address (i.e. PII data per GDPR definition).
So?
Like I wrote, if that report came from a public list, that report _also_ contained the person's name and email address.
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