On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 5:24 PM, jonsm...@gmail.com <jonsm...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 8:05 PM Joey Pabalinas <joeypabali...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 07:31:05PM -0400, jonsm...@gmail.com wrote: >>> How do you reconcile working on a public project while keeping email >>> address secret? >> >> This is a little more delicate, and I admit that I can't really >> think of any real solutions for this part... > > But... it this bothers you, simply don't use your private, personal > email address when working on the kernel. Anyone with the skills to > work on the kernel should know enough to be able to create email > aliases. No rule says you have to use your real name either.
There is such rule: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.17/process/submitting-patches.html chapter "Developer’s Certificate of Origin 1.1" says then you just add a line saying: Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <ran...@developer.example.org> using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.) And in general, Developer’s Certificate of Origin https://developercertificate.org/ says By making a contribution to this project, I certify that: ... (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution are public and that a record of the contribution (including all personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with this project or the open source license(s) involved. -- Thanks. -- Max
