From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:35039) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXdvS-0004Bs-OB for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2012 15:42:24 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXdvQ-00032G-Qn for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2012 15:42:22 -0400 Received: from v220110690675601.yourvserver.net ([78.47.199.172]:45903) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXdvQ-000326-Km for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2012 15:42:20 -0400 Message-ID: <4FBE8F19.3030707@weilnetz.de> Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 21:42:17 +0200 From: Stefan Weil MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4FBC5C67.1080007@suse.de> <4FBD42D9.6050809@suse.de> <4FBD4C2F.5080606@codemonkey.ws> <4FBE393A.4090508@suse.de> <4FBE7A0C.3060707@weilnetz.de> <4FBE7F96.3010405@codemonkey.ws> In-Reply-To: <4FBE7F96.3010405@codemonkey.ws> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] exec: fix breakpoint_invalidate() breakage List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Anthony Liguori Cc: Blue Swirl , TeLeMan , Avi Kivity , qemu-devel , =?UTF-8?B?QW5kcmVhcyBGw6RyYmVy?= Am 24.05.2012 20:36, schrieb Anthony Liguori: > On 05/24/2012 01:12 PM, Stefan Weil wrote: >> This discussion looks strange for me. > > I'm not going to commit patches with a Signed-off-by if I know the > name is an alias. > > DCO requires the use of a real name. DCO is an important part of > ensuring the pedigree of a code base just like copyright licensing. > > Regards, > > Anthony Liguori > As I wrote in my previous mail, (personal) names are not absolute, but influenced by cultural facts. DCO was something written by lawyers from the western culture where individual personal names exist since some time and where these names are usually more or less constant during the life of a person. AFAIK, DCO was introduced for legal reasons (SCO => DCO). It would be interesting to know how many names used in Linux commits since DCO are faked real names. Without enforcing certified signatures, enforcing "real names" (that's names which look like some name you know) does not really ensure something. Nor does the requirement of a valid mail address. It is only an alibi pedigree. Even in America and Europe, the concept of a "real name" is rather new (only some hundred years old), and there still exist cultures without personal names. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_name for more information. People change their name even today when they migrate from one country to another (many US immigrants did this, too) or when they change their religion (remember Cassius Clay?). Nevertheless I can understand that you are bound by the requirements of your employer. Regards, Steve (that's the name by which I was called when I was a youngster)