Re: [PATCH 1/8] git-merge-file --ours, --theirs

Quoting Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] writes:

In any case, where does Avery's credit go?  Is there a point in helping to
polish others' patches?

It is recoded on the Signed-off-by line.  When somebody passes a patch
from somebody else, an S-o-b is added for DCO purposes, but it also leaves
the "patch trail"---these people looked at the patch, spent effort to make
sure it is suitable for inclusion by reviewing, polishing, and enhancing.
A subsystem maintainer, or anybody who helps to polish others
contribution, may not necessarily have his name as the "author" of the
patch, and if the patch forwarding is done via e-mail, his name won't be
on the "committer" line either.  But the contribution is still noted and
appreciated, and the hint to pay attention to is by counting non-author
S-o-b and Tested-by lines in the commit messages.

I understand. Thank you for a detailed explanation. 

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