Re: git config user.email

Robert Haas wrote:
> We need to decide what email addresses committers will use on the new
> git repository when they commit. Although I think we have more votes
> (at least from committers) for always having author == committer,
> rather than possibly setting the author tag to some other value, the
> issue exists independently of that. I believe we want to try to set
> things up so that committers will not need to change the email address
> they are using to commit even if their employment situation changes.
> Because if that happens, then it becomes more difficult to keep track
> of who is who.
>
> My initial suggestion was to say that everyone should just be
> username(at)postgresql(dot)org; but I think that met with some resistance.
> Magnus, for example, tells me that he is a committer for multiple
> projects, and is magnus(at)hagander(dot)net at all of them. Since that's a
> domain name he owns personally, it seems safe enough. But I'm
> inclined to think we should avoid things like rhaas(at)commandprompt(dot)com,
> just on the off chance JD decides to fire me.
>
> Of course, I expect there might be some dissenting voices on this
> point, so... thoughts?
>
>

Do we care that much? I agree it should probably be something permanent,
and so that could rule out employment based addresses, but it doesn't
strike me as a big deal.

cheers

andrew