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by mkopinsky 4821 days ago
Who writes commit messages for these kinds of user-submitted patches? The author or the committer?
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selenamarie 4821 days ago
Generally the committer writes the commit message. There is occassionally discussion of specific wording ahead of time.
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jeltz 4821 days ago
Usually the committer. Most patches sent to the mailing list does not contain a commit message.
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