From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Delivery-date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:51:41 +0200 Received: from metis.ext.pengutronix.de ([2001:67c:670:201:290:27ff:fe1d:cc33]) by lore.white.stw.pengutronix.de with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1qQOcv-000Y8V-Us for lore@lore.pengutronix.de; Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:51:41 +0200 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=metis.ext.pengutronix.de) by metis.ext.pengutronix.de with esmtp (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1qQOct-0004OO-1K; Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:51:39 +0200 Received: from drehscheibe.grey.stw.pengutronix.de ([2a0a:edc0:0:c01:1d::a2]) by metis.ext.pengutronix.de with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1qQOcq-0004Mp-Dp; Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:51:36 +0200 Received: from [2a0a:edc0:0:1101:1d::ac] (helo=dude04.red.stw.pengutronix.de) by drehscheibe.grey.stw.pengutronix.de with esmtp (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1qQOcp-0005Dj-P3; Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:51:35 +0200 Received: from rhi by dude04.red.stw.pengutronix.de with local (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1qQOcp-00FTaM-0O; Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:51:35 +0200 From: Roland Hieber To: oss-tools@pengutronix.de Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:51:29 +0200 Message-Id: <20230731085129.3688624-1-rhi@pengutronix.de> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.39.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: [OSS-Tools] [PATCH dt-utils] README: clarify the need for "real names" with the DCO process X-BeenThere: oss-tools@pengutronix.de X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Pengutronix Public Open-Source-Development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Roland Hieber Sender: "OSS-Tools" X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 127.0.0.1 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: oss-tools-bounces@pengutronix.de X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on metis.ext.pengutronix.de); SAEximRunCond expanded to false The Linux kernel recently changed the wording of "real names" to "known identities" (see commit d4563201f33a022fc035, 2023-02-26, Linus Torvalds: "Documentation: simplify and clarify DCO contribution example language"). In fact, we already credit contributors in our Git history by names that are probably not their "real names". Follow the reasoning in the kernel guidelines in that regard, and adapt our wording accordingly. Link: https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d4563201f33a022fc035 Signed-off-by: Roland Hieber --- README | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index acfd2c171286..428c459f7f79 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ By adding a Signed-off-by line (e.g. using `git commit -s`) saying Signed-off-by: Random J Developer -(using your real name and e-mail address), you state that your contributions -are in line with the DCO. +(using your known identity), you state that your contributions are in line with +the DCO. License ------- -- 2.39.2