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doc: contribute: modifying_contributions: clarify DCO requirements
Make clear that modified commits or new commits that incorporate material from other commits must retain the Signed-off-by: lines from the original author(s), to preserve the chain-of-responsibility that affirms the content meets Zephyr's licensing criteria. Signed-off-by: Peter Bigot <[email protected]>
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submitted work is based on (mentioning, for example, the original PR
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.. note::
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In any case commits that include content from both the original and
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modifying author **must** include the ``Signed-off-by`` statements
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from the original commit that provided the content as well as one from
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the modifying author. See :ref:`DCO`.
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Contributors should uncheck the box *“Allow Edits By Maintainers"*
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to indicate that they do not wish their patches to be amended,

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