.mailmap: Add a stub with documentation

The .mailmap git feature helps fixing commit mistakes (in name/email).

The easiest way to use it is with the --use-mailmap flag:

  $ git log --use-mailmap

See:
* https://git-scm.com/docs/git-shortlog#_mapping_authors
* https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-mailmap#_mapping_authors

Reviewed-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daude <philmd@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200106115415.11624-2-philmd@redhat.com>
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#
# This list is used by git-shortlog to fix a few botched name translations
# in the git archive, either because the author's full name was messed up
# and/or not always written the same way, making contributions from the
# same person appearing not to be so or badly displayed.
#
# Please keep this file sorted alphabetically, and email in lowercase.
# The format used is:
#
# Firstname Lastname <email@domain.tld>
#