On Mon, Jun 03, 2019 at 10:33:17PM +0000, Joseph Myers wrote: > Where a person used different names over time, there's no generally > applicable rule for whether they'd prefer the latest version or the > version used at the time to be used in reference to past commits, and I > think using the most current version known is most appropriate, in the > absence of a ChangeLog entry added in the commit, unless they've specified > a preference for some other rule for which commits get what name. > Likewise for email addresses.
A common case is people changed employer. Using someone's current email address is just wrong. Segher
