On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 09:57:44AM -0700, Gregory Rose wrote: > On 7/24/2018 4:46 PM, Ben Pfaff wrote: > >Suitable for cutting and pasting into explanatory emails. > > > >Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <[email protected]> > >--- > > Documentation/faq/contributing.rst | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) > > > >diff --git a/Documentation/faq/contributing.rst > >b/Documentation/faq/contributing.rst > >index d5226f4f7f7b..cfc9cf7b5035 100644 > >--- a/Documentation/faq/contributing.rst > >+++ b/Documentation/faq/contributing.rst > >@@ -93,3 +93,31 @@ Q: How do I add support for a new OpenFlow error message? > > the file for details. If you need to add an OpenFlow vendor extension > > error for a vendor that doesn't yet have any, first add the vendor ID > > to > > the ``<name>_VENDOR_ID`` list in > > ``include/openflow/openflow-common.h``. > >+ > >+Q: What's a Signed-off-by and how do I provide one? > >+ > >+ A: Free and open source software projects usually require a contributor > >to > >+ provide some assurance that they're entitled to contribute the code that > >+ they provide. Some projects, for example, do this with a Contributor > >+ License Agreement (CLA) or a copyright assignment that is signed on > >paper > >+ or electronically. > >+ > >+ For this purpose, Open vSwitch has adopted something called the > >Developer's > >+ Certificate of Origin (DCO), which is also used by the Linux kernel and > >+ originated there. Informally stated, agreeing to the DCO is the > >+ developer's way of attesting that a particular commit that they are > >+ contributing is one that they are allowed to contribute. You should > >visit > >+ https://developercertificate.org/ to read the full statement of the DCO, > >+ which is less than 200 words long. > >+ > >+ To certify compliance with the Developer's Certificate of Origin for a > >+ particular commit, just add the following line to the end of your commit > >+ message, properly substituting your name and email address: > >+ > >+ Signed-off-by: Firstname Lastname <[email protected]> > >+ > >+ Git has special support for adding a Signed-off-by line to a commit > >+ message: when you run "git commit", just add the -s option, as in "git > >+ commit -s". If you use the "git citool" GUI for commits, you can add a > >+ Signed-off-by line to the commit message by pressing Control+S. Other > >Git > >+ user interfaces may provide similar support. > > Thanks! > > Reviewed-by: Greg Rose <[email protected]> >
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