docs/manual: allow sponsor mention in author name

Unfortunately not all mail providers deliver mails with subaddressing,
mention people can acknowledge a sponsor in the author name instead.

Signed-off-by: Fiona Klute (WIWA) <fiona.klute@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>
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Fiona Klute (WIWA) 2024-07-05 11:44:49 +02:00 committed by Thomas Petazzoni
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@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ separated from it by a plus `+` sign. E.g.:
+
`Your-Name Your-Surname <your-name.your-surname+their-name.their-surname@mail.com>`
Alternatively, especially if your email server does not support
subaddressing, you can include the sponsor in your author name in
parentheses, e.g. "Your Name (Sponsor Name)".
When adding new packages, you should submit every package in a
separate patch. This patch should have the update to
+package/Config.in+, the package +Config.in+ file, the +.mk+ file, the