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From: Sagar Patel <sagarmp@cs.unc.edu>
To: mtk.manpages@gmail.com
Cc: linux-man <linux-man@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)" <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Meaning of "Signed-off-by"
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2021 11:54:19 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAMGmevCS7SGkDDGJkHm7JzquZsUHzivG=Wuj7xJ4h-yYikfpFw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKgNAkjDsKw1PgHhVZSVvtWuBQDyCrqhLq8HDWh9brLm4f0_Kw@mail.gmail.com>

Thank you for the clarification, Micheal.

Would it be a good idea to add this information somewhere on the
website, or in the CONTRIBUTING file? I wasn't sure whether it was
implied that the kernel's DCO applied to this project as well.

—Sagar Patel

On Sun, Sep 5, 2021 at 3:47 PM Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
<mtk.manpages@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Sagar
>
> On Sat, 4 Sept 2021 at 04:29, Sagar Patel <sagarmp@cs.unc.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Does the man-pages project define the meaning of the "Signed-off-by"
> > clause in a commit message? Per git-commit(1),
> >
> > > The meaning of a signoff depends on the project to which you're committing.
> >
> > But I couldn't find a reference to the meaning for man-pages. Is it
> > the same as the linux kernel [1]?
>
> The intention is that the meaning should be the same as for the kernel.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael

  reply	other threads:[~2021-09-06 15:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-09-04  2:28 Meaning of "Signed-off-by" Sagar Patel
2021-09-05 19:47 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-09-06 15:54   ` Sagar Patel [this message]
2021-09-06 23:57     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-09-07  4:42       ` Sagar Patel

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