Re: [GIT PATCH] SCSI fixes for 2.6.27-rc1

From: Jeff Garzik
Date: Mon Aug 04 2008 - 17:12:02 EST


Alan Cox wrote:
I thought group (or non-person) submissions where explicitly
prohibitted in the signoff section in Documentation/SubmittingPatches

Highpoint is a legal entity so highpoint can enter into agreements. Thats
a bit different from say "Dave the anonymous ferret" or "three people
down the pub"

In many ways companies that sign the patches themselves are being nicer
to their employees than those who encourage the current practise.

(NOTE!! speaking for myself, not for other Red Hatters)

The solution I've settled upon is jgarzik@xxxxxxxxxx for sign-offs, and my usual addresses (jeff@garzik, jgarzik@pobox) for all email communication and patch posting.

That makes it clear who is really signing off on the patches, while still ensuring that if I get fired or leave Red Hat, the flow of communication can be largely uninterrupted.

For those who don't know, to prevent sensitive information leaks, it is standard corporate policy for many companies these days to immediately yank an email address the minute an employee's status changes.

Jeff


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