From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Delivery-date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:54:42 +0200 Received: from metis.ext.pengutronix.de ([2001:67c:670:201:290:27ff:fe1d:cc33]) by lore.white.stw.pengutronix.de with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1qQOfr-000YP5-EG for lore@lore.pengutronix.de; Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:54:42 +0200 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=metis.ext.pengutronix.de) by metis.ext.pengutronix.de with esmtp (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1qQOfo-0004jr-EO; Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:54:40 +0200 Received: from ptz.office.stw.pengutronix.de ([2a0a:edc0:0:900:1d::77] helo=[127.0.0.1]) by metis.ext.pengutronix.de with esmtp (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1qQOfn-0004jc-Jd; Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:54:39 +0200 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:54:39 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.13.0 Content-Language: en-US To: Roland Hieber , oss-tools@pengutronix.de References: <20230731085129.3688624-1-rhi@pengutronix.de> From: Ahmad Fatoum In-Reply-To: <20230731085129.3688624-1-rhi@pengutronix.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [OSS-Tools] [PATCH dt-utils] README: clarify the need for "real names" with the DCO process X-BeenThere: oss-tools@pengutronix.de X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Pengutronix Public Open-Source-Development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: "OSS-Tools" X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 127.0.0.1 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: oss-tools-bounces@pengutronix.de X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on metis.ext.pengutronix.de); SAEximRunCond expanded to false On 31.07.23 10:51, Roland Hieber wrote: > The Linux kernel recently changed the wording of "real names" to "known > identities" (see commit d4563201f33a022fc035, 2023-02-26, Linus > Torvalds: "Documentation: simplify and clarify DCO contribution example > language"). In fact, we already credit contributors in our Git history > by names that are probably not their "real names". Follow the reasoning > in the kernel guidelines in that regard, and adapt our wording > accordingly. > > Link: https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d4563201f33a022fc035 > Signed-off-by: Roland Hieber Acked-by: Ahmad Fatoum > --- > README | 4 ++-- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/README b/README > index acfd2c171286..428c459f7f79 100644 > --- a/README > +++ b/README > @@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ By adding a Signed-off-by line (e.g. using `git commit -s`) saying > > Signed-off-by: Random J Developer > > -(using your real name and e-mail address), you state that your contributions > -are in line with the DCO. > +(using your known identity), you state that your contributions are in line with > +the DCO. > > License > ------- -- Pengutronix e.K. | | Steuerwalder Str. 21 | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 |