Re: [RFC] git-format-patch: default to --from to avoid spoofed mails?

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Jul 29, 2016, 00:17 UTC
Message-ID: <20160729001756.GB9646@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <20160728235316.GB3676@x>

On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 04:53:16PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:

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> I can think of aesthetic reasons to want the non-"--from" format (for
> instance, sticking patch files into a non-git-based tool like quilt or a
> distribution packaging system, and not wanting your own email address
> included), but I can't think of any tool that would produce incorrect
> results if handed the --from format.  That seems like an argument for
> switching the default, and adding a --from-author option or similar to
> get the current output.

I covered most of my view elsewhere in the thread, but I want to be clear that I also do not know of any widespread tool that would have a problem. I am mostly worried about breaking people's private scripts.

-Peff