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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 |