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Re: How best to handle multiple-authorship commits in GIT?

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VAValerie Aurora <valerie.aurora@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 3, 2012, 19:49 UTC
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On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 5:47 AM, David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> wrote:
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> Valerie Aurora <valerie.aurora@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> And for a complete (meaningful) rewrite such as David has done, he
>> changes the commit authorship and adds a Signed-off-by for the
>> original author.
>
> Val[*] hasn't signed off all her patches, and indeed I've merged together some
> patches that she has signed off and some she hasn't.  I can't simply add
> Signed-off-by her without her permission.  However, if she's willing for me to
> add such lines, then I can do so.

Cc me on the next posting and I'll review and add my Signed-off-by if it's missing anywhere it should be? Or send them privately, whichever you prefer.

-VAL
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Message 10 of 11 in “How best to handle multiple-authorship commits in GIT?”
  1. David HowellsFeb 2, 2012
  2. Frans KlaverFeb 2, 2012
  3. David HowellsFeb 2, 2012
  4. Valerie AuroraFeb 2, 2012
  5. David HowellsFeb 2, 2012
  6. Valerie AuroraFeb 3, 2012
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  8. David HowellsFeb 3, 2012
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  10. Valerie AuroraFeb 3, 2012
  11. Jakub NarebskiFeb 2, 2012

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