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SubmittingPatches: mention the usage of real name in Signed-off-by: lines
Especially with something that is supposed to hopefully have some legal value down the line if somebody starts making noises, it really would be nice to have a real person to associate things with. Suggest this in the SubmittingPatches document. Signed-off-by: Miklos Vajna <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>
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@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ D-C-O. Indeed you are encouraged to do so. Do not forget to
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place an in-body "From: " line at the beginning to properly attribute
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the change to its true author (see (2) above).
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Also notice that a real name is used in the Signed-off-by: line. Please
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don't hide your real name.
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Some people also put extra tags at the end.
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"Acked-by:" says that the patch was reviewed by the person who

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