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

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Tue Apr 23 2024 - 12:45:53 EST


On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 07:37:34PM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 05:30:49PM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:
> >> The Cc's on the mailing list archive are harder to dig up, and do not
> >> accurately reflect the same information.
> >
> > How comes? These Cc: are 1:1 mapped to the Cc: email headers.
>
> Patch Cc's get mapped to email Cc's depending on personal git sendemail
> configuration.
>
> People can add more Cc's in the emails when sending.

So, which exactly a proof why email headers are better for that, as they
reflect _reality_.

> Mailing list Cc's actually present in the archives depend on mailing
> list manager configuration, and, in some cases, even the personal list
> preferences of individual subscribers.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko