[Mesa-dev] [PATCH] docs: Document the optional usage of Signed-off-by

[Jordan Justen]

On 2018-11-27 19:53:38, Matt Turner wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 7:26 PM Jordan Justen <jordan.l.justen at intel.com> wrote:
> > On 2018-11-27 18:04:17, Matt Turner wrote:
> > > By all means, require it (with a git hook) if you like.
> >
> > I personally don't want to push for that right now.
> >
> > I guess I would like it to be required someday, primarily because it
> > creates a standard process for open source projects to use. (So,
> > people are more likely to be used to it in general when contributing
> > to open source projects.)
> >
> > But, I'm not confident that the consensus for Mesa would be in favor
> > of making that change right now. So, as an alternative I'd like to
> > remove any barriers (such as ambiguity) to its usage in Mesa.
> 
> I don't think requiring S-o-b is onerous. Using S-o-b in a defined way
> is just making explicit the current implicit promise to the community
> that "I have the right to contribute this code" etc. I'm not sure why
> you're hesitant.

Ok. I'll type that version up.

-Jordan