Re: [PATCH] git(1): remove a defunct link to "list of authors"

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Dec 10, 2012, 06:31 UTC
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In-Reply-To: <CACsJy8A7AYpZs7mTc+B-F7BBLPdACim=gHCg8sK1Aci8YSEB4Q@mail.gmail.com>

Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:

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> On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>  * If somebody has a working replacement URL, we could use that
>>>    instead, of course.  Takers?
>>
>> A possible alternative could be https://www.ohloh.net/p/git/contributors/summary
>
> Nice charts!

Yup.

Their numbers seem to be just 'any commit by the author, with mailmap applied', and I am of two minds with it. Counting without "shortlog --no-merges", depending on the management style of the project, tends to credit the integrator too much. Even though vetting the patches and choosing when to merge the topics is a significant contribution, it isn't *that* big compared to the work done by the contributor who took initiative to scratch that itch.

With or without "--no-merges", the big picture you can get out of "git shortlog -s -n --since=1.year" does not change very much, but the headline numbers give a wrong impression.

And of course, application of the mailmap is very important, if you want to get meaningful numbers out of shortlog over a longer period.