From: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:12:59 +0000 (+0000) Subject: SubmittingPatches: Clarify the Signed-off-by rules X-Git-Tag: v1.7.3-rc0~106 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6a58696f5b446cef4874c45b1c953403707325b8;p=git.git 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. Suggested-by: Bert Wesarg Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index eb53e0636..2e18f6b44 100644 --- 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 " 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 " 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