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doc: develop/process: Clarify name usage in the Signed-off-by line
authorTom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>
Tue, 3 Feb 2026 19:16:20 +0000 (13:16 -0600)
committerHeinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com>
Fri, 6 Feb 2026 09:00:49 +0000 (10:00 +0100)
Long ago we took the Linux Kernel documentation about adding a
Signed-off-by line and adjusted it slightly for how we organized things.
In 2003 Linus clarified the intent and then re-worded what the name
portion of the Signed-off-by line can be. Mirror that change here.

Link: https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d4563201f33a
Signed-off-by: Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>
Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@cherry.de>
doc/develop/process.rst

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@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ document.
   message by which the signer certifies that they were involved in the development
   of the patch and that they accept the `Developer Certificate of Origin
   <https://developercertificate.org/>`_. Following this and adding a
-  ``Signed-off-by:`` line that contains the developer's name and email address
-  is required.
+  ``Signed-off-by:`` line using a known identity and email address is required.
 
    * Please note that in U-Boot, we do not add a ``Signed-off-by`` tag if we
      just pass on a patch without any changes.