From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Tarif H <tarifhazid@riseup.net>
Cc: Kernel Newbies <kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org>
Subject: Re: pseudonymous or anonymous testing
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2021 09:14:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <YasjVjka8sPvDOQ5@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5130d75a-a37c-de89-0c2f-b154faabecac@riseup.net>
On Fri, Dec 03, 2021 at 08:06:46PM +0100, Tarif H wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I know the official guidelines explicitly state that when submitting patches
> to the kernel the contributions must be signed with a real name and e-mail
> address, the reasons for this seem to be clear to me.
> The guidelines are less explicit when it comes to the tested-by field. Is it
> out of question to test a contribution and report the result using a
> pseudonym, even if it comes with a valid e-mail address?
No, please use real names for tested-by whenever possible as well.
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