SubmittingPatches: Clarify the Signed-off-by rules

The wording of the Signed-off-by rules could be read as stating that
S-O-B should only be added when the submitter considered the patch
ready for inclusion in git.git.

We also want Signed-off-by to be used for e.g. RFC patches, in case
someone wants to dig an old patch out of the archive and improve
it. Change the wording to recommend a Signed-off-by for all submitted
patches.

The problem with the wording came up in the "[PATCH/RFC] Hacky version
of a glob() driven config include" thread[1]. Bert Wesarg suggested[2]
that it be removed to avoid confusion, which this change implements.

  1. <1273180440-8641-1-git-send-email-avarab@gmail.com>
  2. <AANLkTimziTKL13VKIOcaS1TX1F_xvTVjH8Q398Yx36Us@mail.gmail.com>

Suggested-by: Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index eb53e0636e3c3bab06e88ce3371945f5602c5756..2e18f6b440adad6598e4bda1921122b1f86c276a 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ Checklist (and a short version for the impatient):
                  not "changed" or "changes".
                - includes motivation for the change, and contrasts
                  its implementation with previous behaviour
-       - if you want your work included in git.git, add a
-         "Signed-off-by: Your Name <you@example.com>" line to the
-         commit message (or just use the option "-s" when
-         committing) to confirm that you agree to the Developer's
-         Certificate of Origin
+       - add a "Signed-off-by: Your Name <you@example.com>" line to the
+         commit message (or just use the option "-s" when committing)
+         to confirm that you agree to the Developer's Certificate of Origin
        - make sure that you have tests for the bug you are fixing
        - make sure that the test suite passes after your commit