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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 3e215f4d80..07e2073155 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -167,6 +167,85 @@ or, on an older version of Git without support for --pretty=reference: git show -s --date=short --pretty='format:%h (%s, %ad)' <commit> .... +[[sign-off]] +=== Certify your work by adding your `Signed-off-by` trailer + +To improve tracking of who did what, we ask you to certify that you +wrote the patch or have the right to pass it on under the same license +as ours, by "signing off" your patch. Without sign-off, we cannot +accept your patches. + +If (and only if) you certify the below D-C-O: + +[[dco]] +.Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 +____ +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 + +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. + +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. +____ + +you add a "Signed-off-by" trailer to your commit, that looks like +this: + +.... + Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org> +.... + +This line can be added by Git if you run the git-commit command with +the -s option. + +Notice that you can place your own `Signed-off-by` trailer when +forwarding somebody else's patch with the above rules for +D-C-O. Indeed you are encouraged to do so. Do not forget to +place an in-body "From: " line at the beginning to properly attribute +the change to its true author (see (2) above). + +This procedure originally came from the Linux kernel project, so our +rule is quite similar to theirs, but what exactly it means to sign-off +your patch differs from project to project, so it may be different +from that of the project you are accustomed to. + +[[real-name]] +Also notice that a real name is used in the `Signed-off-by` trailer. Please +don't hide your real name. + +[[commit-trailers]] +If you like, you can put extra tags at the end: + +. `Reported-by:` is used to credit someone who found the bug that + the patch attempts to fix. +. `Acked-by:` says that the person who is more familiar with the area + the patch attempts to modify liked the patch. +. `Reviewed-by:`, unlike the other tags, can only be offered by the + reviewers themselves when they are completely satisfied with the + patch after a detailed analysis. +. `Tested-by:` is used to indicate that the person applied the patch + and found it to have the desired effect. + +You can also create your own tag or use one that's in common usage +such as "Thanks-to:", "Based-on-patch-by:", or "Mentored-by:". + [[git-tools]] === Generate your patch using Git tools out of your commits. @@ -302,85 +381,6 @@ Do not forget to add trailers such as `Acked-by:`, `Reviewed-by:` and `Tested-by:` lines as necessary to credit people who helped your patch, and "cc:" them when sending such a final version for inclusion. -[[sign-off]] -=== Certify your work by adding your `Signed-off-by` trailer - -To improve tracking of who did what, we ask you to certify that you -wrote the patch or have the right to pass it on under the same license -as ours, by "signing off" your patch. Without sign-off, we cannot -accept your patches. - -If (and only if) you certify the below D-C-O: - -[[dco]] -.Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 -____ -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 - -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. - -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. -____ - -you add a "Signed-off-by" trailer to your commit, that looks like -this: - -.... - Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org> -.... - -This line can be added by Git if you run the git-commit command with -the -s option. - -Notice that you can place your own `Signed-off-by` trailer when -forwarding somebody else's patch with the above rules for -D-C-O. Indeed you are encouraged to do so. Do not forget to -place an in-body "From: " line at the beginning to properly attribute -the change to its true author (see (2) above). - -This procedure originally came from the Linux kernel project, so our -rule is quite similar to theirs, but what exactly it means to sign-off -your patch differs from project to project, so it may be different -from that of the project you are accustomed to. - -[[real-name]] -Also notice that a real name is used in the `Signed-off-by` trailer. Please -don't hide your real name. - -[[commit-trailers]] -If you like, you can put extra tags at the end: - -. `Reported-by:` is used to credit someone who found the bug that - the patch attempts to fix. -. `Acked-by:` says that the person who is more familiar with the area - the patch attempts to modify liked the patch. -. `Reviewed-by:`, unlike the other tags, can only be offered by the - reviewers themselves when they are completely satisfied with the - patch after a detailed analysis. -. `Tested-by:` is used to indicate that the person applied the patch - and found it to have the desired effect. - -You can also create your own tag or use one that's in common usage -such as "Thanks-to:", "Based-on-patch-by:", or "Mentored-by:". - == Subsystems with dedicated maintainers Some parts of the system have dedicated maintainers with their own |