From 2a5ce3b0222de6893d1fcf7bed4f53380b5edfd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "W. Trevor King" Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:51:12 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] README: add sales pitch and usage instructions To avoid licensing issues with this README file itself, I'm releasing it under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal license (see the `license` branch for full text). Signed-off-by: W. Trevor King --- README | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..049b3d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Do you want explicit licensing and publishing permissions for each +patch you incorperate into your project? Do you miss the simplicity +of Signed-off-by tags you use when developing the Linux kernel and +Git? This repository extracts the Developer Certificate of Origin and +Signed-off-by documentation from both projects, and presents them in a +project-agnostic manner. To incorporate into your own project, + +1. Merge the documentation into your project: + + $ git remote add s-o-b git://tremily.us/signed-off-by.git + $ git merge s-o-b/signed-off-by + +2. Tell your developers by pointing to + `Documentation/SubmittingPatches` from your `README` or + `CONTRIBUTING` documentation and sending a message to your mailing + list. + +3. Prosper. -- 2.26.2