Re: Tracking and crediting bug reporters

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Wed May 21 2008 - 06:42:32 EST


Hi!

> So here's what we would like to try instead. Whenever somebody sends up a
> patch fixing a reported bug, the name of the person who reported the bug
> would be immortalized with this tag:
>
> Reported-by: A. Bug Reporter <email@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> In particular, reporters who work with the developers toward the resolution
> of the bug should be thanked in this way. If we wanted to take things

I believe we have enough tags already. Plus, if the reporter really
works with the developer till the end, there's already accepter
Tested-by: flag, right?

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