Re: [RFD] Explicitly documenting patch submission

[La Monte H.P. Yarroll]

Andrew Morton wrote:

> Larry McVoy <lm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  
>
> > You currently aren't recording the original author
> >    
>
> We are, with care.  It's in the changelogs.  Every single patch which I
> didn't originate has a From: line at the start of the changelog.
For patches that I've been involved with, the changelog line almost always
mentions one of the intermediate handlers, not the original author.  I 
suspect
that Larry is mostly right.

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