Hi Carlos, On Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 02:26:39PM -0500, Carlos O'Donell wrote: > On 11/21/24 1:47 PM, Sam James wrote: > > Mark Wielaard <m...@klomp.org> writes: > >> On Thu, 2024-11-21 at 12:04 -0500, Carlos O'Donell wrote: > >> > >> I suggest including the actual clarification in the explantion, so > >> there is no confusion about what is meant by "known identity": > >> > >> 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. > > 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.
OK, I can update my suggested wording to a patch that includes the elfutils/cncf/gentoo clarifications. > 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. Succinct is good if it doesn't lead to confusion about the terms used. But that seems precisely why we got in this mess. Not defining what "real name" or "known identity" means that our policy keeps being open for debate and interpretation by individual reviewers. Which is why community usage by other projects add a clarification. Cheers, Mark
