Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission
authorDan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:01:36 +0000 (13:01 +0300)
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:56:46 +0000 (08:56 -0400)
The reported-by text says you have to ask for permission, but that
should only be if the bug was reported in private.  These days the
standard is to always give reported-by credit or it's considered a bit
rude.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Documentation/SubmittingPatches

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@@ -483,12 +483,10 @@ have been included in the discussion
 
 14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes:
 
-If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a
-Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution.  Please
-note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission,
-especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum.  That said,
-if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be
-inspired to help us again in the future.
+The Reported-by tag gives credit to people who find bugs and report them and it
+hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future.  Please note that if
+the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using the
+Reported-by tag.
 
 A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in
 some environment) by the person named.  This tag informs maintainers that