From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:60018) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXe46-0007P3-Rz for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2012 15:51:21 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXe44-00070d-TO for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2012 15:51:18 -0400 Received: from mail-yw0-f45.google.com ([209.85.213.45]:64439) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXe44-000702-Oa for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2012 15:51:16 -0400 Received: by yhoo21 with SMTP id o21so218685yho.4 for ; Thu, 24 May 2012 12:51:15 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4FBE9130.70309@codemonkey.ws> Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 14:51:12 -0500 From: Anthony Liguori MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4FBC5C67.1080007@suse.de> <4FBD42D9.6050809@suse.de> <4FBD4C2F.5080606@codemonkey.ws> <4FBE393A.4090508@suse.de> <4FBE7A0C.3060707@weilnetz.de> <4FBE7F96.3010405@codemonkey.ws> <4FBE8F19.3030707@weilnetz.de> In-Reply-To: <4FBE8F19.3030707@weilnetz.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] exec: fix breakpoint_invalidate() breakage List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Stefan Weil Cc: Blue Swirl , TeLeMan , Avi Kivity , qemu-devel , =?UTF-8?B?QW5kcmVhcyBGw6RyYmVy?= On 05/24/2012 02:42 PM, Stefan Weil wrote: > Am 24.05.2012 20:36, schrieb Anthony Liguori: >> On 05/24/2012 01:12 PM, Stefan Weil wrote: >>> This discussion looks strange for me. >> >> I'm not going to commit patches with a Signed-off-by if I know the name is an >> alias. >> >> DCO requires the use of a real name. DCO is an important part of ensuring the >> pedigree of a code base just like copyright licensing. >> >> Regards, >> >> Anthony Liguori >> > > As I wrote in my previous mail, (personal) names are not absolute, > but influenced by cultural facts. I understand this. And this is why I generally don't challenge the names people use with Signed-off-by. But when someone says that what they're using is not their legal name and they will not share their legal name, I have no choice but to not take patches from that person. Regards, Anthony Liguori > DCO was something written by > lawyers from the western culture where individual personal names > exist since some time and where these names are usually > more or less constant during the life of a person. AFAIK, > DCO was introduced for legal reasons (SCO => DCO). > > It would be interesting to know how many names used in Linux > commits since DCO are faked real names. Without enforcing > certified signatures, enforcing "real names" (that's names which > look like some name you know) does not really ensure something. > Nor does the requirement of a valid mail address. > It is only an alibi pedigree. > > Even in America and Europe, the concept of a "real name" is > rather new (only some hundred years old), and there still exist cultures > without personal names. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_name > for more information. People change their name even today when > they migrate from one country to another (many US immigrants did > this, too) or when they change their religion (remember Cassius Clay?). > > Nevertheless I can understand that you are bound by the requirements > of your employer. > > Regards, > > Steve (that's the name by which I was called when I was a youngster)