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.. _dco
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Developer's Certificate of Origin
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v1.1::
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By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
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(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
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have the right to submit it under the open source license
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indicated in the file; or
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(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
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of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
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license and I have the right under that license to submit that
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work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
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by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
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permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
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in the file; or
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(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
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person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
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it.
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(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
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are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
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personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
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maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
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this project or the open source license(s) involved.
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Then, you just add a line saying::
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Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org>
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This line can be automatically added by git if you run the git-commit command
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with the ``-s`` option. Signing can made be afterword with ``--amend -s``.
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Notice that you can place your own ``Signed-off-by:`` line when forwarding
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somebody else's patch with the above rules for D-C-O. Indeed you are encouraged
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to do so. Do not forget to place an in-body ``From:`` line at the beginning to
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properly attribute the change to its true author (see above).
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Also notice that a real name is used in the ``Signed-off-by:`` line. Please
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don't hide your real name.
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If you like, you can put extra tags at the end:
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Reported-by
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is used to to credit someone who found the bug that the patch attempts to fix.
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Acked-by
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says that the person who is more familiar with the area the patch attempts to
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modify liked the patch.
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Reviewed-by
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unlike the other tags, can only be offered by the reviewer and means that she
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is completely satisfied that the patch is ready for application. It is
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usually offered only after a detailed review.
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Tested-by
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is used to indicate that the person applied the patch and found it to have the
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desired effect.
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You can also create your own tag or use one that's in common usage such as
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``Thanks-to:``, ``Based-on-patch-by:``, or ``Mentored-by:``.
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