From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758884AbYEMKwU (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 May 2008 06:52:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751630AbYEMKwG (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 May 2008 06:52:06 -0400 Received: from smtp-out04.alice-dsl.net ([88.44.63.6]:5258 "EHLO smtp-out04.alice-dsl.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751478AbYEMKwF (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 May 2008 06:52:05 -0400 To: Alan Cox Cc: David Miller , corbet@lwn.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Tracking and crediting bug reporters From: Andi Kleen References: <4388.1210613272@vena.lwn.net> <20080512192019.6684f719@core> <20080512.135222.266402730.davem@davemloft.net> <20080512220834.4449c2d4@core> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 12:51:05 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20080512220834.4449c2d4@core> (Alan Cox's message of "Mon, 12 May 2008 22:08:34 +0100") Message-ID: <87iqxisciu.fsf@basil.nowhere.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.1008 (Gnus v5.10.8) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 May 2008 10:44:05.0924 (UTC) FILETIME=[442B8640:01C8B4E6] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Alan Cox writes: >> This is why I personally do not accept private bug reports or kernel >> questions, I always direct them to post to the appropriate public >> mailing list and CC: me if appropriate. >> >> That solves the whole "privacy" issue quite neatly. > > Not really. About half the bugs I deal with and fix are from customers of > Red Hat who have differing expectations. Those would just default to not being credited. Where is the problem? -Andi