From 4e5779e12428219ee586b700910a70aab142a036 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicholas Chin Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 09:07:04 -0600 Subject: Documentation/contributing: Update sign-off procedure The Linux kernel recently updated the wording of their sign-off procedure, changing the ambiguous "real name" requirement to "a known identity" and dropping "no pseudonyms". Anonymous contributions remain uncommittable [1]. As discussed in the April 19, 2023 leadership meeting, update our policy to go along with Linux and flashrom (who also updated their policy). [1] Linux kernel commit d4563201f3 (Documentation: simplify and clarify DCO contribution example language) Change-Id: Ie676334f7c1509524adcb8dbb78495fb4da35ede Signed-off-by: Nicholas Chin Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/74851 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi Reviewed-by: Paul Menzel Reviewed-by: Angel Pons --- Documentation/contributing/gerrit_guidelines.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/contributing') diff --git a/Documentation/contributing/gerrit_guidelines.md b/Documentation/contributing/gerrit_guidelines.md index b6ebc0fc95a8..c6f5fbfebf90 100644 --- a/Documentation/contributing/gerrit_guidelines.md +++ b/Documentation/contributing/gerrit_guidelines.md @@ -141,9 +141,11 @@ Using '-s' with 'git commit' will automatically add a Signed-off-by line to your commit message. Patches without a Signed-off-by should not be pushed to gerrit, and will be rejected by coreboot's CI system. -You must use your real name in the Signed-off-by line. Patches without -an associated real name cannot be committed! Refer to [this LKML thread] -and the [SCO-Linux disputes] for the rationale behind the DCO. +You must use a known identity in the Signed-off-by line. Anonymous +contributions cannot be committed! This can be anything sufficient to +identify and contact the source of a contribution, such as your name or +an established alias/nickname. Refer to [this LKML thread] and the +[SCO-Linux disputes] for the rationale behind the DCO. Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 -- cgit v1.2.3