[PATCH] docs: fix spelling of Shepherd in howto

[PATCH] docs: fix spelling of Shepherd in howto

[Chen-Shi-Hong]

Correct the spelling of "Shepherd" in the acknowledgements section of
Documentation/process/howto.rst.

Signed-off-by: Chen-Shi-Hong <eric039eric@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/process/howto.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/howto.rst b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
index 9438e03d6f50..edf4412de112 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/howto.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ Huizenga for some of the list of things you should and should not say.
 Also thanks to Pat Mochel, Hanna Linder, Randy Dunlap, Kay Sievers,
 Vojtech Pavlik, Jan Kara, Josh Boyer, Kees Cook, Andrew Morton, Andi
 Kleen, Vadim Lobanov, Jesper Juhl, Adrian Bunk, Keri Harris, Frans Pop,
-David A. Wheeler, Junio Hamano, Michael Kerrisk, and Alex Shepard for
+David A. Wheeler, Junio Hamano, Michael Kerrisk, and Alex Shepherd for
 their review, comments, and contributions.  Without their help, this
 document would not have been possible.
 

base-commit: 5d6919055dec134de3c40167a490f33c74c12581
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2.53.0

Re: [PATCH] docs: fix spelling of Shepherd in howto

[Randy Dunlap]

Hi,

On 5/11/26 5:09 PM, Chen-Shi-Hong wrote:
> Correct the spelling of "Shepherd" in the acknowledgements section of
> Documentation/process/howto.rst.

How do you know that the last name is misspelled?

I found email from "Alex Shepard" on lore.kernel.org/all/ but none from
Alex Shepherd.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/1137702713.3205.43.camel@athena.sea.amer.gettywan.com/

Names can often be spelled many ways.

> Signed-off-by: Chen-Shi-Hong <eric039eric@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/process/howto.rst | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/howto.rst b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
> index 9438e03d6f50..edf4412de112 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/howto.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
> @@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ Huizenga for some of the list of things you should and should not say.
>  Also thanks to Pat Mochel, Hanna Linder, Randy Dunlap, Kay Sievers,
>  Vojtech Pavlik, Jan Kara, Josh Boyer, Kees Cook, Andrew Morton, Andi
>  Kleen, Vadim Lobanov, Jesper Juhl, Adrian Bunk, Keri Harris, Frans Pop,
> -David A. Wheeler, Junio Hamano, Michael Kerrisk, and Alex Shepard for
> +David A. Wheeler, Junio Hamano, Michael Kerrisk, and Alex Shepherd for
>  their review, comments, and contributions.  Without their help, this
>  document would not have been possible.
>  
> 
> base-commit: 5d6919055dec134de3c40167a490f33c74c12581

-- 
~Randy