From b2c150d3aa82f6583b9aadfecc5f8fa1c74aca09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David A. Wheeler" Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 14:20:26 -0500 Subject: Expand documentation describing --signoff Modify various document (man page) files to explain in more detail what --signoff means. This was inspired by https://lwn.net/Articles/669976/ where paulj noted, "adding [the] '-s' argument to [a] git commit doesn't really mean you have even heard of the DCO...". Extending git's documentation will make it easier to argue that developers understood --signoff when they use it. Signed-off-by: David A. Wheeler Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-commit.txt | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Documentation/git-commit.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index 7f34a5b331..9ec6b3cc17 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -154,7 +154,11 @@ OPTIONS -s:: --signoff:: Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit - log message. + log message. The meaning of a signoff depends on the project, + but it typically certifies that committer has + the rights to submit this work under the same license and + agrees to a Developer Certificate of Origin + (see http://developercertificate.org/ for more information). -n:: --no-verify:: -- cgit v1.3