Re: [GIT PULL] new mailmap file for the linux kernel git repository

[Philipp Riemer]

2012/5/16 Josh Boyer <jwboyer@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Philipp Riemer <ruderphilipp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> For instance, my name is listed once in your patch.
>>> and I don't see a reason it should be entered at all.
>> Your name appears in the list because I did a search and you are
>> listed with three "different" entries:
>> * Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> * joe@xxxxxxxxxxx <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> * Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Actually, I just realized that I even forgot to add the entry for the
>> ".ccom" and will add it before re-submitting.
>>
>>> Many developers share a common name and some of
>>> these entries may be not be correct.
>> I will re-check every entry again (based on the type of contribution/
>> part of interest/ company) before re-submitting.
>>
>>> Some developers purposefully use multiple email
>>> addresses to allow direct responses to be categorized
>>> on receipt.
>> I must agree that I did not consider this point. I will have a look
>> and might change some entries accordingly.
>
> You also have additions here for emails addresses that are now defunct.
> At least two of the ibm.com additions you have are like that.  People
> move companies, etc.
>
> josh
Hello Josh,
thanks for your feedback.

I thought about the fact that over time people move companies. In my
case, I try to do some kind of time series analysis and thus it might
be interesting to see who was employed but now works as a freelancer
etc. Here, the opinion of other people who analyze the kernel such as
Wang Chen, Greg KH, or Jonathan Corbet might be interesting...

I also considered to always use only the current mail address but,
while it might help when e.g. searching for a person to contact for a
specific problem, in my eyes this would destroy parts of the history
of the LK. Hence, I decided to keep all addresses for each contact
while tried to condense/ correct them.

Philipp
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