From: W. Trevor King Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:16:41 +0000 (-0500) Subject: SubmittingPatches: replace tabs with spaces and normalize DCO indent X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f73800df68c15bb4bd13195fed30e9ce8841d537;p=signed-off-by.git SubmittingPatches: replace tabs with spaces and normalize DCO indent I replaced each tab with two spaces. No need for excessive 8-space indents. Signed-off-by: W. Trevor King --- diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index b04ec70..c482e1a 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -10,35 +10,35 @@ patch, which certifies that you wrote it or otherwise have the right to pass it on as an open-source patch. The rules are pretty simple: if you can certify the below: - Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 + Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 - By making a contribution to this project, I certify that: + By making a contribution to this project, I certify that: - (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I - have the right to submit it under the open source license - indicated in the file; or + (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I + have the right to submit it under the open source license + indicated in the file; or - (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best - of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source - license and I have the right under that license to submit that - work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part - by me, under the same open source license (unless I am - permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated - in the file; or + (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best + of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source + license and I have the right under that license to submit that + work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part + by me, under the same open source license (unless I am + permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated + in the file; or - (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other - person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified - it. + (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other + person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified + it. - (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution - are public and that a record of the contribution (including all - personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is - maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with - this project or the open source license(s) involved. + (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution + are public and that a record of the contribution (including all + personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is + maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with + this project or the open source license(s) involved. then you just add a line saying - Signed-off-by: Random J Developer + Signed-off-by: Random J Developer using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.) This line can be automatically added by git if you run the git-commit @@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ seems like prepending the description with your mail and/or name, all enclosed in square brackets, is noticeable enough to make it obvious that you are responsible for last-minute changes. Example : - Signed-off-by: Random J Developer - [lucky@maintainer.example.org: struct foo moved from foo.c to foo.h] - Signed-off-by: Lucky K Maintainer + Signed-off-by: Random J Developer + [lucky@maintainer.example.org: struct foo moved from foo.c to foo.h] + Signed-off-by: Lucky K Maintainer This practise is particularly helpful if you maintain a stable branch and want at the same time to credit the author, track changes, merge the fix,