Re: [KJ] [PATCH] linux-2.6.17-rc3-git13 fs/proc/array.c

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

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On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 10:58:45AM -0600, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 09:40:10AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 08:18:08AM -0700, Nishanth Aravamudan wrote:
> > > On 08.05.2006 [03:27:10 -0400], Anne Thrax wrote:
> > > > I would rather not use my real name, as I am only 14 years old.
> > > 
> > > I'm not sure I entirely understand how the one stems from the other, but
> > > I think the spirit of the "personal information" part of the DCO
> > > (Developer's Certificate of Origin, in Documentation/SubmittingPatches)
> > > is something like full disclosure. Also, I wonder how, if at all, the
> > > DCO can be enforced when it involves a minor. I'll defer to Greg on this
> > > one... at least on whatever precedent exists, I don't expect a legal
> > > decision, Greg :)
> > 
> > Doesn't matter, we still need a real name.  It's not a legal issue but a
> > "trace the blame" issue.
> 
> A pseudonym + email address performs acceptably for "trace the blame".
> So I don't see how your two statements are related.

It's a matter of trust.  If you want to trust us to take your changes,
you need to show that you trust us enough to be willing to accept
recgonition for those changes.  By using a pseudonym, you are not
showing a whole lot of trust, and by using it, it take a whole lot more
effort to get that trust.

That being said, there are a few pseudonyms out there that I do trust,
just because they have been around for years and show that they are
trustworthy people.

thanks,

greg k-h

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