Re: [PATCH 1/8] git-merge-file --ours, --theirs

> In any case, where does Avery's credit go?  Is there a point in helping to
> polish others' patches?
>
> It is recoded on the Signed-off-by line.  When somebody passes a patch
> from somebody else, an S-o-b is added for DCO purposes, but it also leaves
> the "patch trail"---these people looked at the patch, spent effort to make
> sure it is suitable for inclusion by reviewing, polishing, and enhancing.
> A subsystem maintainer, or anybody who helps to polish others
> contribution, may not necessarily have his name as the "author" of the
> patch, and if the patch forwarding is done via e-mail, his name won't be
> on the "committer" line either.  But the contribution is still noted and
> appreciated, and the hint to pay attention to is by counting non-author
> S-o-b and Tested-by lines in the commit messages.