Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] Documentation: process: Recommend to put Cc: tags after cutter '---' line

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

Hi Jani,

On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 4:31 PM Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > The recommendation is based on the following rationale:
> >
> > - it makes the commit messages much cleaner and easy to read, especially
> >   on the screens of the mobile devices;
> >
> > - it reduces resources (memory, time, energy) to retrieve all these
> >   headers, which are barely needed by a mere user, as for automation
> >   they will be still available via mail archives, such as
> >   https://lore.kernel.org, assuming the Link: or Message-ID tag is
> >   provided.
>
> I find the information in the commit message useful, and it tells me who
> were explicitly included in the discussion.

Contrary to popular belief, it does not tell you who was explicitly
included in the discussion.  Git history has lots of commits that
state I was CCed on a patch, while I had no active participation in
the discussion, or even any interest in the patch in the first place
(scripts/get_mainter.pl considered harmful).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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