From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:03:45 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/10] fmt-merge-msg: Add contents of merged tag in the merge message
Message-ID: <7vty6h7poe.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <4EB4F74D.7090004@kdbg.org>

Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:

> Since the tag signature depends on the tag message, including all spelin
> errors, the integrator must not change the text so that third parties
> can repeat the verification. (Correct?) I assume this is the reason that
> you put 'tag:' in front of the tag message, to discourage any changes.

Yes, but after reading response from Linus in the other thread, I think we
came up with even a better plan.

> What if the tag is not signed?

Thanks for raising a good point. See 

    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ide/50518/focus=1211568

for the revised plan.