From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 02:10:20 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pretty: fix buffer over-read with %> and %<
Message-ID: <xmqqtvxf886r.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20171127232927.x5iamt5rlxrafkhe@debian>

mwnx <mwnx@gmx.com> writes:

> On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 10:46:23AM +0900, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> By the way, Documentation/SubmittingPatches has this in "(5) Certify
>> your work" section:
>> 
>>     Also notice that a real name is used in the Signed-off-by: line. Please
>>     don't hide your real name.
>
> (especially since I'm not quite sure what the rationale behind it
> is).

As DCO is something we'd need to present to the court when the next
SCO comes after us, we'd prefer to see that we can refer to, and
contact if necessary, a real person when we need to say "this is not
a stolen code, here is the person who presented it to us and we'll
let him or her explain".

> What are your thoughts on this issue?

Not limited to this, but our stance for things are that previous
mistakes do not justify repeating and spreading the same.