From 392971588a133f78c5630dedf43a22e4d56aff2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Harris Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 10:53:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Policy on Git commit messages in CONTRIBUTING I've never been comfortable with constructing or editing commit messages that will appear under someone else's name, but on the other hand I don't want to be forced either to use someone else's message untouched or to remove their name from the "Author" field. Allowing myself to make clearly-marked edits seems to be a good compromise, and square brackets are a common way of marking edits and editorial comments. --- CONTRIBUTING | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING b/CONTRIBUTING index 09b8bbb..64643a5 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING +++ b/CONTRIBUTING @@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ patch, you might like to include an update to these so that you get credited properly. If any of your contribution is based on others' work, please indicate that as well. If I construct a Git commit from your contribution, I'll put your name and email address in the -"Author" field. +"Author" field. If I do that, I'll put any parts of the commit +message that I write in square brackets. All contributions of code and glyphs should be released under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication. If you're sending a patch, adding your name -- 2.30.2