#6612: add the author of the patch (W. Trevor King)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index aed06d0..a397539 100644
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 - Issue #6612: Fix site and sysconfig to catch os.getcwd() error, eg. if the
-  current directory was deleted.
+  current directory was deleted. Patch written by W. Trevor King.
 
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