Carlos O'Donell <car...@redhat.com> writes: > On 11/21/24 1:47 PM, Sam James wrote: >> Mark Wielaard <m...@klomp.org> writes: >> >>> Hi Carlos, >>> >>> On Thu, 2024-11-21 at 12:04 -0500, Carlos O'Donell wrote: >>>> Adjust the DCO text to match the broader community usage including >>>> the Linux kernel use around "real names." >>> >>> We made a similar change to switch from "real names" to "known >>> identifies" for elfutils a year ago: >>> https://sourceware.org/cgit/elfutils/commit/CONTRIBUTING?id=b770e1c4def3532c7b59c4d2e4cd3cee26d4548b >>> >>> I suggest including the actual clarification in the explantion, so >>> there is no confusion about what is meant by "known identity": >>> >>> diff --git a/htdocs/dco.html b/htdocs/dco.html >>> index 68fa183b9fc0..f4bf17d2a6ec 100644 >>> --- a/htdocs/dco.html >>> +++ b/htdocs/dco.html >>> @@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ then you just add a line saying: >>> >>> <pre> Signed-off-by: Random J Developer >>> <ran...@developer.example.org></pre> >>> >>> -using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.) >>> This >>> -will be done for you automatically if you use `git commit -s`. >>> +using a known identity (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.) >>> +The name you use as your identity should not be an anonymous id or >>> +false name that misrepresents who you are. >>> +This will be done for you automatically if you use `git commit -s`. >>> >>> <p>Some people also put extra optional tags at the end. The GCC project >>> does >>> not require tags from anyone other than the original author of the patch, >>> but >>> >>> It looks like the cncf has an almost identical clarification. >> >> I will note that our DCO in Gentoo was based on the kernel's, and we >> changed ours in April last year accordingly to align with this update >> too. > > That's good to know. > > Did you include any additional clarifying language?
The change was made in https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/glep.git/commit/?id=9733e2706ff46ebbc1c2b468f55006dd2921fca2 to our GLEP 76 document (https://www.gentoo.org/glep/glep-0076.html#certificate-of-origin). > > I'd like to keep the language as simple as possible, and so I do not plan to > make any further changes to my patch. > > I'm concerned that terms like "false" or "misrepresent" are context dependent > and may lead to more confusion. > > I like that the linux kernel text is succinct. The key part is the first hunk of the patch I linked where we wanted to emphasise "established online identity", rather than a throwaway pseudonym.
