Re: [PATCH] mailmap: consolidate multiple addresses into one

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Sep 17, 2025, 22:14 UTC
Message-ID: <4d47677c-787e-59ca-84f8-5ebf59947b0c@gmx.de>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqldmubtnu.fsf@gitster.g>

Hi,

On Wed, 3 Sep 2025, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> "Greg Hurrell via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > From: Greg Hurrell <greg.hurrell@datadoghq.com>
> >
> > Merges contributions made from three different addresses:
> >
> > - win@wincent.com (old address, initial contributions in 2007–2009)
> > - greg@hurrell.net (personal address matching full name, so this one is
> >   the "forever" address; contributions made starting in 2018)
> > - greg.hurrell@datadoghq.com (current work address, used for recent
> >   contributions)
> 
> Consolidating to a single "forever" address is good.
> 
> It is a bit hard for us to convince ourselves that Wincent Colaiuta
> and Greg Hurrel are the same person, though.  The only way I can
> think of offhand is to leave this message in the mailing list
> briefly and see if a different Wincent comes and complains ;-)

I can vouch for Greg, having worked with him during our mutual time at GitHub that I greatly enjoyed, and can say with conviction that his GitHub handle @wincent corresponds to the name Wincent Colaiuta.

I can also guarantee that you will enjoy hearing the story behind it, although it might require you to buy Greg/Wincent a beer or two (which I guarantee you won't regret, either).

Ciao, Johannes