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| -rwxr-xr-x | .gitlab-ci.d/check-dco.py | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/devel/submitting-a-patch.rst | 7 |
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diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/check-dco.py b/.gitlab-ci.d/check-dco.py index d221b16bd5..70dec7d6ee 100755 --- a/.gitlab-ci.d/check-dco.py +++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/check-dco.py @@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ of Origin 1.1 (DCO): To indicate acceptance of the DCO every commit must have a tag - Signed-off-by: REAL NAME <EMAIL> + Signed-off-by: YOUR NAME <EMAIL> + +where "YOUR NAME" is your commonly known identity in the context +of the community. This can be achieved by passing the "-s" flag to the "git commit" command. diff --git a/docs/devel/submitting-a-patch.rst b/docs/devel/submitting-a-patch.rst index 83e9092b8c..10b062eec2 100644 --- a/docs/devel/submitting-a-patch.rst +++ b/docs/devel/submitting-a-patch.rst @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ one-shot fix, the bare minimum we ask is that: * - Check - Reason - * - Patches contain Signed-off-by: Real Name <author@email> + * - Patches contain Signed-off-by: Your Name <author@email> - States you are legally able to contribute the code. See :ref:`patch_emails_must_include_a_signed_off_by_line` * - Sent as patch emails to ``qemu-devel@nongnu.org`` - The project uses an email list based workflow. See :ref:`submitting_your_patches` @@ -335,6 +335,11 @@ include a "From:" line in the body of the email (different from your envelope From:) that will give credit to the correct author; but again, that author's Signed-off-by: line is mandatory, with the same spelling. +The name used with "Signed-off-by" does not need to be your legal name, +nor birth name, nor appear on any government ID. It is the identity you +choose to be known by in the community, but should not be anonymous, +nor misrepresent whom you are. + There are various tooling options for automatically adding these tags include using ``git commit -s`` or ``git format-patch -s``. For more information see `SubmittingPatches 1.12 |