Hi Tom,
On 2/3/26 8:16 PM, Tom Rini wrote:
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 <[email protected]>
---
doc/develop/process.rst | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/develop/process.rst b/doc/develop/process.rst
index fd81d9c5ebd4..3c783ed5a0e9 100644
--- a/doc/develop/process.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/process.rst
@@ -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.
Just for your information, the kernel docs also have an additional note:
(sorry, no anonymous contributions.)
Not sure if it's a necessary distinction but it's there. See
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#developer-s-certificate-of-origin-1-1
(a bit lower).
Looks good to me in any case.
Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <[email protected]>
Thanks!
Quentin
