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> From: Uwe Brauer <oub@mat.ucm.es>
> Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:59:21 +0100
> 
> Should I commit this under my name (with reference in the log message to
> the author), or should I commit that under the authors name?

You should always commit with --author set to the author's name.  The
attribution should be as accurate as possible, regardless of whether
the contribution is legally significant.