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Expand Up @@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ If the original patches are substantially modified, the developer can either:
submitted work is based on (mentioning, for example, the original PR
number).

.. note::

In any case commits that include content from both the original and
modifying author **must** include the ``Signed-off-by`` statements
from the original commit that provided the content as well as one from
the modifying author. See :ref:`DCO`.

.. note::
Contributors should uncheck the box *“Allow Edits By Maintainers"*
to indicate that they do not wish their patches to be amended,
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