From: jidanni@jidanni.org Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:27:28 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] Clarify git-format-patch --in-reply-to Message-ID: <87k59vby27.fsf@jidanni.org> In-Reply-To: <20081220065135.6117@nanako3.lavabit.com> NS> I understand that "Signed-off-by" is about code ownership and NS> thought that the official history prefers to have a real name NS> instead of a pseudonym. Perhaps you would want to say "Dan NS> Jacobson " or something similar? Thanks but I want to be http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/積丹尼 (which is what all my ID cards say) and not any http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobson , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobsen . I've completed a name-change operation, and prefer to use my post-op name. Childish? Bingo.