Add top-level Git mailmap to normalize commit author variants #375
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This PR adds a top-level mapping file allowing to normalize commits from the same contributor and associate all commits to a canonical "First Name Last Name " author line.
The following rules are used for the construction of the .mailmap file:
@dundee.ac.uk
, or@glencoesoftware.com
email address is used as the canonical email addressThe .mailmap is constructed according to the official documentation using one of the two forms:
for mapping different email addresses and
for mapping different real names.
The unique list of commit authors can be generated and reviewing using
git shortlog -se
See also ome/openmicroscopy#6349, ome/bioformats#4026 and ome/omero-web#482