Jason Merrill <ja...@redhat.com> writes: > On 11/21/24 6:04 PM, Carlos O'Donell wrote: >> Adjust the DCO text to match the broader community usage including >> the Linux kernel use around "real names." >> These changes clarify what was meant by "real name" and that it is >> not required to be a "legal name" or any other stronger requirement >> than a known identity that could be contacted to discuss the >> contribution. > > My take has been that this change is not necessary for us because the > FSF can accept copyright assignment for pseudonymous contributions, so > individual reviewers don't need to adjudicate whether a particular > pseudonym is sufficiently "known".
This is an interesting point I hadn't considered which makes GCC (and the other GNU toolchain projects) a bit different from those otherwise considering this change. FWIW, to offer context, the contributor who spawned some of this discussion wasn't up for that option: https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/LG1vUwbz4ISz55P_V8z4yTtrujN57vlQQmtSTGpTVDw4FQ3D9FGkhVsUbWULbWN9cvxGMbpRbBrrN0XTIruRDGOKjLIv6Pxu4-eeHUcE4t8=@proton.me/. But that doesn't mean it's unreasonable for us to insist on pseudonyms to go through FSF assignment either. I don't yet know what my position is on that, but thought the context could be helpful nonetheless. > > Jason thanks, sam
