From: Paolo Bonzini Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:14:01 +0000 (+0200) Subject: docs/code-provenance: AI exceptions are in addition to DCO X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=cd64320e1e27168d3796a847bbfde66c8b1116f9;p=thirdparty%2Fqemu.git docs/code-provenance: AI exceptions are in addition to DCO 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 Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini --- diff --git a/docs/devel/code-provenance.rst b/docs/devel/code-provenance.rst index 6968d54be8a..8cdc56f6649 100644 --- a/docs/devel/code-provenance.rst +++ b/docs/devel/code-provenance.rst @@ -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.