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by that_guy_iain 996 days ago
> This seems like a very cynical view of what happened here, and completely unfounded.

It is not unfounded at all. The author clearly stated the reason they wanted their commit to be accepted was should they could be contributor.
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caconym_ 996 days ago
Do you think there is any reason somebody might want to be credited for work they did other than having the ability to put it on their resume?
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that_guy_iain 996 days ago
He had the credit amongst those who were paying attention. It wasn't like this was done in secret. Others chimed in to agree that the maintainers commit was better. So the only credit he didn't get was a commit credit which is important to be a "Linux Contributor" which clearly explictly wrote was the reason they asked for their commit to be used or to work on another patch.

I think it would be odd to disbelieve the author.

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