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Re: [PATCH RFC] maint policy change: cherry-picked commits should have --signoff

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From:
Jesse Vincent
Date:
April 26, 2010 21:34
Subject:
Re: [PATCH RFC] maint policy change: cherry-picked commits should have --signoff
Message ID:
74B0552F-17B2-4C5A-B428-95BAE6163D95@fsck.com




On Apr 27, 2010, at 5:18 AM, Rafael Garcia-Suarez <rgs@consttype.org> wrote:

> On 26 April 2010 22:58, David Golden <xdaveg@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 4:16 PM,  <avar@cpan.org> wrote:
>>> From: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avar@cpan.org>
>>> 
>>> It's a lot easier to follow who agreed to integrating a given commit
>>> to maint when it's part of the Git history. Having it in Git doesn't
>>> replace the mailing list discussion, it compliments it.
>>> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avar@cpan.org>
>> 
>> -1 on the grounds that I'd prefer less process and bureaucracy. Just
>> because git *can* do something doesn't mean we have to use it.
> 
> I would have to agree there. I'm trying to figure out a way to keep
> track of who voted up a cherry-picking ; but we should keep the
> process simple if we want to see maint releases in a timely and
> effective fashion.

For me, signed off by would be "nice" but I don't think that we are at the point where I want to require them.

J
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