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authorLinus Torvalds2005-06-13 17:51:55 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds2005-06-13 17:51:55 -0700
commitcbd83da82b15292337ff2b71e619c9a3a95f6d80 (patch)
treed48270f5e5f42f52622bd605e9803f7e2fe336b3 /Documentation/SubmittingPatches
parent814d8ffd5009e13f1266759b583ef847c5350d77 (diff)
Update DCO ("signoff") rules to 1.1
This adds a clause that notes explicitly that the person doing the sign-off knows that the project (and his sign-off) is public and will possibly get archived and re-distributed.
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@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ patch, which certifies that you wrote it or otherwise have the right to
pass it on as a open-source patch. The rules are pretty simple: if you
can certify the below:
- Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.0
+ Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
@@ -291,6 +291,12 @@ can certify the below:
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.
+
then you just add a line saying
Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.org>