[Mesa-dev] [PATCH] docs: Document and *require* usage of Signed-off-by

[Eric Anholt]

Jordan Justen <jordan.l.justen at intel.com> writes:

> This adds the "Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1" from the Linux
> kernel. It indicates that by using Signed-off-by you are certifying
> that your patch meets the DCO 1.1 guidelines.
>
> It also changes Signed-off-by from being optional to being required.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jordan Justen <jordan.l.justen at intel.com>
> Cc: Matt Turner <mattst88 at gmail.com>

What problem for our project is solved by signed-off-by?  Do you think
that it has actually reduced the incidence of people submitting code
they don't have permission to submit in the projects where it's been
used?  I know the behavior in the kernel is that people submit a patch,
it's missing s-o-b, so it gets bounced, then they maybe add s-o-b or
just give up.  I don't think anyone stops and says "Wow, that's a good
question.  Maybe I don't have permission to distribute this after all?"

/me sees s-o-b as basically just a linux kernel hazing ritual
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