From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:07:25 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Clarify git-format-patch --in-reply-to
Message-ID: <7vhc4z7oia.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <20081219222209.GG21154@genesis.frugalware.org>

Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org> writes:

> On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 06:51:35AM +0900, Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@lavabit.com> wrote:
>> I understand that "Signed-off-by" is about code ownership and thought
>> that the official history prefers to have a real name instead of a
>> pseudonym. Perhaps you would want to say "Dan Jacobson
>> <jidanni@jidanni.org>" or something similar?
>
> I don't think it's a requirement, see 2b36b14 for example. Though yes,
> in general it's considered childish to hide behind a nickname, instead
> of using your real name. (ESR has a section about this in the "hacker
> howto".)

An earlier mistake does not justify adding new ones.  Besides, I think
ALASCM once revealed his "real name" on the list.