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Re: Pseudonymous commits

From
Kris Shannon <kris@shannon.id.au>
Date
Mar 25, 2010, 04:54 UTC
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<e51f4f551003242154p7fb20ffch790dd1ada15eca0@mail.gmail.com>
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Accountability for translations is even more important because review is usually a LOT harder.

On 25 March 2010 15:41, Mike.lifeguard <mike.lifeguard@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 10-03-25 01:39 AM, Theodore Tso wrote:
>> How do you know whether said contributor
>> isn't a Chinese intelligence agent trying to insert a backdoor into
>> your program
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> Because they are only contributing translations.
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> Not everyone has important projects like the kernel :)
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> - -Mike
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Message 4 of 13 in “Pseudonymous commits”
  1. Mike.lifeguardMar 25, 2010
  2. Theodore TsoMar 25, 2010
  3. Mike.lifeguardMar 25, 2010
  4. Kris ShannonMar 25, 2010
  5. Mike.lifeguardMar 25, 2010
  6. Avery PennarunMar 25, 2010
  7. Alex RiesenMar 25, 2010
  8. Santi BéjarMar 25, 2010
  9. Nicolas PitreMar 25, 2010
  10. Mike.lifeguardMar 25, 2010
  11. Nicolas PitreMar 25, 2010
  12. Chris PackhamMar 25, 2010
  13. Jakub NarebskiMar 25, 2010

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