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| author | Nicholas Chin <nic.c3.14@gmail.com> | 2023-04-28 09:07:04 -0600 |
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| committer | Patrick Georgi <patrick@coreboot.org> | 2023-05-10 15:21:27 +0000 |
| commit | 4e5779e12428219ee586b700910a70aab142a036 (patch) | |
| tree | a13dc85701da13939dc6e08c684dace34c5a1347 /Documentation | |
| parent | 5b686d10358615d302c72a2f6253a1472007a801 (diff) | |
Documentation/contributing: Update sign-off procedure
The Linux kernel recently updated the wording of their sign-off
procedure, changing the ambiguous "real name" requirement to "a known
identity" and dropping "no pseudonyms". Anonymous contributions remain
uncommittable [1]. As discussed in the April 19, 2023 leadership
meeting, update our policy to go along with Linux and flashrom (who also
updated their policy).
[1] Linux kernel commit d4563201f3
(Documentation: simplify and clarify DCO contribution example language)
Change-Id: Ie676334f7c1509524adcb8dbb78495fb4da35ede
Signed-off-by: Nicholas Chin <nic.c3.14@gmail.com>
Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/74851
Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org>
Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <patrick@coreboot.org>
Reviewed-by: Paul Menzel <paulepanter@mailbox.org>
Reviewed-by: Angel Pons <th3fanbus@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/contributing/gerrit_guidelines.md | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/contributing/gerrit_guidelines.md b/Documentation/contributing/gerrit_guidelines.md index b6ebc0fc95..c6f5fbfebf 100644 --- a/Documentation/contributing/gerrit_guidelines.md +++ b/Documentation/contributing/gerrit_guidelines.md @@ -141,9 +141,11 @@ Using '-s' with 'git commit' will automatically add a Signed-off-by line to your commit message. Patches without a Signed-off-by should not be pushed to gerrit, and will be rejected by coreboot's CI system. -You must use your real name in the Signed-off-by line. Patches without -an associated real name cannot be committed! Refer to [this LKML thread] -and the [SCO-Linux disputes] for the rationale behind the DCO. +You must use a known identity in the Signed-off-by line. Anonymous +contributions cannot be committed! This can be anything sufficient to +identify and contact the source of a contribution, such as your name or +an established alias/nickname. Refer to [this LKML thread] and the +[SCO-Linux disputes] for the rationale behind the DCO. Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 |