From 6a58696f5b446cef4874c45b1c953403707325b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=C3=86var=20Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0=20Bjarmason?= Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:12:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] SubmittingPatches: Clarify the Signed-off-by rules MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 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 --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index eb53e0636e..2e18f6b440 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