Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:00:32 -0700 | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] MAINTTAINERS: update DCO info |
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Joe Perches wrote: > On Wed, 2007-08-22 at 08:24 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> >> >> Update URL for DCO (old URL is invalid). >> Also, point to SubmittingPatches for the current DCO. >> >> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> >> --- >> MAINTAINERS | 5 ++++- >> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) >> >> --- linux-2.6.23-rc3-git2.orig/MAINTAINERS >> +++ linux-2.6.23-rc3-git2/MAINTAINERS >> @@ -45,8 +45,11 @@ trivial patch so apply some common sense >> >> PLEASE remember that submissions must be made under the terms >> of the OSDL certificate of contribution >> - (http://www.osdl.org/newsroom/press_releases/2004/2004_05_24_dco.html) >> + (http://old.linux-foundation.org/newsroom/press_releases/2004/2004_05_24_dco.html) >> and should include a Signed-off-by: line. >> + The current certificate is also documented in >> + Documentation/SubmittingPatches as the Developer's Certificate >> + of Origin (DCO). > > Why have an external link which may go out of date > when we already have the cert? > > It's really short, we could just quote it.
I wouldn't bother repeating it, but I'll happily remove the URL and just refer to Documentation/SubmittingPatches. I think that the latter is a good place for it to stay.
> Maybe it should be a separate file > Documentation/Developer_Certificate_of_Origin > and referenced directly. > > Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 > > By making a contribution to this project, I certify that: > > (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I > have the right to submit it under the open source license > indicated in the file; or > > (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best > of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source > license and I have the right under that license to submit that > work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part > by me, under the same open source license (unless I am > permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated > in the file; or > > (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other > person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified > it. > > (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution > are public and that a record of the contribution (including all > personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is > maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with > this project or the open source license(s) involved. > >
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