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docs/code-provenance: AI exceptions are in addition to DCO
authorPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:14:01 +0000 (13:14 +0200)
committerPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:26:24 +0000 (09:26 +0200)
Using phrasing from https://openinfra.org/legal/ai-policy (with just
"commit" replaced by "submission", because we do not submit changes
as commits but rather emails), clarify that the contributor remains
responsible for its copyright or license status.

[This is not my preferred phrasing.  I would prefer something lighter
like "the "Signed-off-by" label in the contribution gives the author
responsibility".  But for the sake of not reinventing the wheel I am
keeping the exact words from the OpenInfra policy.]

Reviewed-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
docs/devel/code-provenance.rst

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@@ -341,3 +341,9 @@ or more general revisions. This can be done by contacting the qemu-devel
 mailing list with details of a proposed tool, model, usage scenario, etc.
 that is beneficial to QEMU, while still mitigating issues around compliance
 with the DCO.  After discussion, any exception will be listed below.
+
+Exceptions do not remove the need for authors to comply with all other
+requirements for contribution.  In particular, the "Signed-off-by"
+label in a patch submission is a statement that the author takes
+responsibility for the entire contents of the patch, including any parts
+that were generated or assisted by AI tools or other tools.