Re: [PATCH] MyFirstContribution: update mailing list sub steps

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jan 20, 2024, 18:08 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq7ck3g9nl.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <527ae359-32e7-4c49-b733-614f17876f14@app.fastmail.com>

"Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <code@khaugsbakk.name> writes:

> Just curious. What’s the difference between `Reported-by` and
> `Noticed-by`? `Reported-by` is documented in `SubmittingPatches` but not
> the other one. Is perhaps `Reported-by` specifically meant for bug
> reports?

It should be reported-by as the recent trend is to dedup similar ones without much meaningful distinction and stick to those that are listed in the document. It was just me being careless and picked one that used to be relatively common without even thinking:

 $ git rev-list --since 1.year --grep=Noticed-by: --count master
 2
 $ git rev-list --since 1.year --grep=Reported-by: --count master
 54

 $ git rev-list --since 5.year --until 4.year --grep=Noticed-by: --count master
 4
 $ git rev-list --since 5.year --until 4.year --grep=Reported-by: --count master
 102

 $ git rev-list --since 10.year --until 9.year --grep=Noticed-by: --count master
 12
 $ git rev-list --since 10.year --until 9.year --grep=Reported-by: --count master
 54

There probably is a subtle difference perceived between the two by those who used noticed-by over the years and I think you guessed their intention right.