Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 3 May 2022 23:22:10 +0200 | From | Florian Klink <> | Subject | Re: linux-next: Signed-off-by missing for commits in the hid tree |
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Hey Stephen,
On 22-05-03 07:34:28, Stephen Rothwell wrote: >Hi all, > >Commits > > 5c9b8fae88bc ("HID: lenovo: Add note about different report numbers") > a0a5c2a69699 ("HID: lenovo: Sync Fn-lock state on button press for Compact and TrackPoint II keyboards") > 24401f291dcc ("HID: lenovo: Add support for ThinkPad TrackPoint Keyboard II") > >are missing a Signed-off-by from their author. >
Yes, this is "intentional"/expected. See https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220121124116.cj6xtxvzw7rbkcs6@tp/.
TL;DR: ValdikSS doesn't want to use a real name, and asked someone else to send this over (what I did).
From my email linked there:
> It seems the "real name" requirement only applies to the Signed-Off-By > (not Author) field, and sending a contribution provided by some other > person is covered by (c) in the DCO 1.1.
Regards, Florian [unhandled content-type:application/pgp-signature] | |