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@@ -396,13 +396,13 @@ you are responsible for last-minute changes. Example :
396 [lucky@maintainer.example.org: struct foo moved from foo.c to foo.h] 396 [lucky@maintainer.example.org: struct foo moved from foo.c to foo.h]
397 Signed-off-by: Lucky K Maintainer <lucky@maintainer.example.org> 397 Signed-off-by: Lucky K Maintainer <lucky@maintainer.example.org>
398 398
399This practise is particularly helpful if you maintain a stable branch and 399This practice is particularly helpful if you maintain a stable branch and
400want at the same time to credit the author, track changes, merge the fix, 400want at the same time to credit the author, track changes, merge the fix,
401and protect the submitter from complaints. Note that under no circumstances 401and protect the submitter from complaints. Note that under no circumstances
402can you change the author's identity (the From header), as it is the one 402can you change the author's identity (the From header), as it is the one
403which appears in the changelog. 403which appears in the changelog.
404 404
405Special note to back-porters: It seems to be a common and useful practise 405Special note to back-porters: It seems to be a common and useful practice
406to insert an indication of the origin of a patch at the top of the commit 406to insert an indication of the origin of a patch at the top of the commit
407message (just after the subject line) to facilitate tracking. For instance, 407message (just after the subject line) to facilitate tracking. For instance,
408here's what we see in 2.6-stable : 408here's what we see in 2.6-stable :