Re: Accepted kaffe 1:1.1.1-1 (i386 source)
On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 02:39:01PM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 08:36:16AM +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote:
>
> > Peter S Galbraith <p.galbraith@globetrotter.net> wrote: [...]
> > > Right. I understood both points. I was wondering about having the bug
> > > submitter there. Maybe change the phrasing?
> >
> > I usually don't list him/her, my changelogs are too long already. I do
> > list submitters who send the report by private mail instead of via BTS,
> > because othervise they wouldn't have any public record of their help.
>
> I list the submitter when they have provided a patch, so as to provide for
> attribution, and therefore credit or blame, as appropriate.
And also, I suppose, if the submitter did a good job of tracking down the
bug and saved me time, and deserved credit for that.
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- mdz
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