From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758861AbYELVVj (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 May 2008 17:21:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752631AbYELVVb (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 May 2008 17:21:31 -0400 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:54359 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752510AbYELVVb (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 May 2008 17:21:31 -0400 Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 22:11:09 +0100 From: Alan Cox To: Jiri Slaby Cc: Jonathan Corbet , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Tracking and crediting bug reporters Message-ID: <20080512221109.4fa51a71@core> In-Reply-To: <4828AE8D.4000209@gmail.com> References: <4388.1210613272@vena.lwn.net> <20080512192019.6684f719@core> <4828AE8D.4000209@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.3.1 (GTK+ 2.12.5; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > I cannot add a tag with a third party personal information upon it > > without their permission nor can anyone else in a part of the world with > > any vaguely resembling privacy laws. > > IANAL. Unless it's a public information, no? (As reports are.) If they made it public fine - although building a database of that requires care. That was my point. You need specific permission of the bug reporter. Given bug reporters may have personal reasons (including 'works at Microsoft') and business ones (from 'company policy' to 'three letter agency') for not wanting the information public. > Otherwise we would be in a big trouble, since we do this as far as can git > history tell at least. No: The Signed-off-by in GIT references the 1.1 contributor agreement which specifically deals with that case.