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| author | Matthias Beyer <matthias.beyer@ifm.com> | 2022-06-22 10:18:36 +0200 |
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| committer | Didier Wenzek <didier.wenzek@free.fr> | 2022-08-30 15:49:32 +0200 |
| commit | 397b0cba12d2ca92b6fd983ac1bbad319bc71fa0 (patch) | |
| tree | f5c955dc9fb372ac9c5ee48d98d172bceb434269 | |
| parent | b60681fcb8120ca59fc4c32f9d4d2332b39f1712 (diff) | |
Add content for signed-off-by-trailer section
Signed-off-by: Matthias Beyer <matthias.beyer@ifm.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | GOVERNANCE.md | 13 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/GOVERNANCE.md b/GOVERNANCE.md index 22ab8d9a..fa5e459b 100644 --- a/GOVERNANCE.md +++ b/GOVERNANCE.md @@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ core contributors = [SAG, IFM] - clear commits - Ensuring the Signed-off-by-trailer + Contributors need to sign the "Contributor License Agreement". They do so by + signing off each individual commit with a so-called "Signed-off-by Trailer". + Git offers the `--signoff`/`-s` flags when using `git-commit` to commit + changes. + + To ensure that all commits have the trailer present in the commit message, a + CI lint is installed in the github actions workflows of the project. This lint + blocks pull requests to be merged if one or more of the commits of the pull + request misses the `Signed-off-by` trailer. + + As a result, it is not possible to merge pull requests that miss the trailer. - coding styleguide - testing - benchmarks @@ -115,4 +126,4 @@ core contributors = [SAG, IFM] ## Related * [Understanding open source governance models](https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/understanding-open-source-governance-models) -* [Producing Open Source Software](https://producingoss.com/en/producingoss.html)
\ No newline at end of file +* [Producing Open Source Software](https://producingoss.com/en/producingoss.html) |