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From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Subject: Re: git-commit: allow From: line to be entered in commit message
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:15:56 -0800
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To: Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
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Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se> writes:

> Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> ... let's say an
>> office-mate edited things for you and said "this should work.
>> test it out and if it is OK commit it for me."...
>
> This happens from time to time where I work, but I think it would be
> more useful to have
>
> 	--from="Some User <some.user@theoffice.org>"
>

I agree this would be more useful, direct, easy to understand
and explain way to do it.