From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:17:02 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] Documentation: stylistically normalize references to Signed-off-by:
Message-ID: <xmqqy2k1dfoh.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20201019220214.GB49623@nand.local>

Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> writes:

> I think that the 3-patch series that Junio was talking about in [1] is
> actually this one [2].
> ...
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqmu0it6ls.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com/
> [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20201018194912.2716372-1-gitster@pobox.com/

True.

I actually think it is a bad idea to add ":" after every mention of
"Signed-off-by"; it only looks clarifying because we use a boring
and generic word "line" to refer to where that three-word token
appears.

We can say "a 'Signed-off-by' trailer" and it becomes plenty clear
that we are not talking about any random line in the log message,
and we do not need ":" everywhere, I suspect.

Thanks.