From: Junio C Hamano Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2021 23:38:09 +0000 (-0800) Subject: SubmittingPatches: tighten wording on "sign-off" procedure X-Git-Tag: v2.30.1~28^2 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0454986e781146778d27c34199ffc8dfd234b45b;p=thirdparty%2Fgit.git SubmittingPatches: tighten wording on "sign-off" procedure The text says "if you can certify DCO then you add a Signed-off-by trailer". But it does not say anything about people who cannot or do not want to certify. A natural reading may be that if you do not certify, you must not add the trailer, but it shouldn't hurt to be overly explicit. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index d12094bac5..0452db2e67 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ 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 you can certify the below D-C-O: +If (and only if) you certify the below D-C-O: [[dco]] .Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1