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Clarify "real name" in contributor requirements (#4160)
This updates the sign-off requirements to match what most other matrix-org and element-hq repos already have. The change was first made in synapse: matrix-org/synapse#3467 Signed-off-by: Tulir Asokan <[email protected]>
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Signed-off-by: Your Name <[email protected]>
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...using your real name; unfortunately pseudonyms and anonymous contributions
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can't be accepted. Git makes this trivial - just use the -s flag when you do
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``git commit``, having first set ``user.name`` and ``user.email`` git configs
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(which you should have done anyway :)
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We accept contributions under a legally identifiable name, such as
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your name on government documentation or common-law names (names
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claimed by legitimate usage or repute). Unfortunately, we cannot
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accept anonymous contributions at this time.
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Git allows you to add this signoff automatically when using the `-s`
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flag to `git commit`, which uses the name and email set in your
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`user.name` and `user.email` git configs.
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### Private sign off
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