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SubmittingPatches: Document some extra tags used in commit messages

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Document the meanings of the tags "Reported-by:", "Acked-by:",
"Reviewed-by:" and "Tested-by:" clearly. Also mention that the user is
free to use any custom tags.

Helped-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Liked-by: Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Ramkumar Ramachandra 2010-10-02 10:07:43 +05:30 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -264,12 +264,21 @@ the change to its true author (see (2) above).
Also notice that a real name is used in the Signed-off-by: line. Please
don't hide your real name.
Some people also put extra tags at the end.
If you like, you can put extra tags at the end:
"Acked-by:" says that the patch was reviewed by the person who
is more familiar with the issues and the area the patch attempts
to modify. "Tested-by:" says the patch was tested by the person
and found to have the desired effect.
1. "Reported-by:" is used to to credit someone who found the bug that
the patch attempts to fix.
2. "Acked-by:" says that the person who is more familiar with the area
the patch attempts to modify liked the patch.
3. "Reviewed-by:", unlike the other tags, can only be offered by the
reviewer and means that she is completely satisfied that the patch
is ready for application. It is usually offered only after a
detailed review.
4. "Tested-by:" is used to indicate that the person applied the patch
and found it to have the desired effect.
You can also create your own tag or use one that's in common usage
such as "Thanks-to:", "Based-on-patch-by:", or "Mentored-by:".
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