<p>We believe in correct attribution of contributions to
their contributors. However, we do not want the source code to be littered
with random attributions "this code written by J Random Guy" (this is noisy
- and distracting. In practice, the revision control system keeps a perfect
+ and distracting). In practice, the revision control system keeps a perfect
history of who change what, and the CREDITS.txt file describes higher-level
- contributions.</p>
+ contributions. If you commit a patch for someone else, please say "patch
+ contributed by J Random Guy!" in the commit message.</p>
- <p>Overall, please do not add contributor names to the source base.</p>
+ <p>Overall, please do not add contributor names to the source code.</p>
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