From c16a5e816297d6ab614c72b26bc5be8dfbbc34b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Whitton Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:51:20 +0100 Subject: tweaks to "Signing off your commits" --- CONTRIBUTING.rst | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst index 3f8be7a..623a8c8 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst @@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ Instead, either Signing off your commits ======================== -You must certify the contents of ``DEVELOPER-CERTIFICATE`` for your -contribution. Add a ``Signed-off-by`` line to your commit message by -passing the ``-s`` option to git-commit(1). +Contributions are accepted upstream under the terms set out in the +file ``COPYING``. You must certify the contents of the file +``DEVELOPER-CERTIFICATE`` for your contribution. To do this, append a +``Signed-off-by`` line to end of your commit message. An easy way to +add this line is to pass the ``-s`` option to git-commit(1). Here is +an example of a ``Signed-off-by`` line: + +:: + + Signed-off-by: Sean Whitton -- cgit v1.2.3