From f1ca8ed04929531af1b034e763bc8da33201c6f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: techknowlogick Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:03:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update CONTRIBUTING.md with information about DCO (#7397) * Update CONTRIBUTING.md with information about DCO References: #7389 More information: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/community-relations/code-contributor-program/#developer-certificate-of-origin-dco * Update CONTRIBUTING.md Co-Authored-By: zeripath --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 23 +++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 82ab83fed..95799e92b 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ - [Translation](#translation) - [Code review](#code-review) - [Styleguide](#styleguide) - - [Sign-off your work](#sign-off-your-work) + - [Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)](#developer-certificate-of-origin-dco) - [Release Cycle](#release-cycle) - [Maintainers](#maintainers) - [Owners](#owners) @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Here's how to run the test suite: creates (a default AWS or GCE disk size won't work -- see [#6243](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/6243)). - Change into the base directory of your copy of the gitea repository, - and run `drone exec --local --build-event pull_request`. + and run `drone exec --event pull_request`. The drone version, command line, and disk requirements do change over time (see [#4053](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/4053) and @@ -157,22 +157,21 @@ import ( ) ``` -## Sign-off your work +## Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) -The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for the -patch. Your signature certifies that you wrote the patch or otherwise -have the right to pass it on as an open-source patch. The rules are -pretty simple: If you can certify [DCO](DCO), then you just add a line -to every git commit message: +We consider the act of contributing to the code by submitting a Pull +Request as the "Sign off" or agreement to the certifications and terms +of the [DCO](DCO) and [MIT license](LICENSE). No further action is required. +Additionally you could add a line at the end of your commit message. ``` Signed-off-by: Joe Smith ``` -Please use your real name; we really dislike pseudonyms or anonymous -contributions. We are in the open-source world without secrets. If you -set your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs, you can sign-off your -commit automatically with `git commit -s`. +If you set your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs, you can add the +line to the end of your commit automatically with `git commit -s`. + +We assume in good faith that the information you provide is legally binding. ## Release Cycle