Re: [KJ] [PATCH] linux-2.6.17-rc3-git13 fs/proc/array.c

From: Nishanth Aravamudan <nacc@us.ibm.com>
To: kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [KJ] [PATCH] linux-2.6.17-rc3-git13 fs/proc/array.c
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 00:46:55 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060511004655.GF22741@us.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <445EDBCA.9080702@gmail.com>

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On 10.05.2006 [15:15:39 -0700], Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> On Mon, 8 May 2006 09:40:10 -0700 Greg KH wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 08:18:08AM -0700, Nishanth Aravamudan wrote:
> > > On 08.05.2006 [03:27:10 -0400], Anne Thrax wrote:
> > > > >Signed-off-by, please.
> > > > >
> > > > >And, I must ask, is your name actually Anne Thrax? If not, please use
> > > > >your real name.
> > > > >
> > > > 
> > > > I would rather not use my real name, as I am only 14 years old.
> > > 
> > > I'm not sure I entirely understand how the one stems from the
> > > other, but I think the spirit of the "personal information" part
> > > of the DCO (Developer's Certificate of Origin, in
> > > Documentation/SubmittingPatches) is something like full
> > > disclosure. Also, I wonder how, if at all, the DCO can be enforced
> > > when it involves a minor. I'll defer to Greg on this one... at
> > > least on whatever precedent exists, I don't expect a legal
> > > decision, Greg :)
> > 
> > Doesn't matter, we still need a real name.  It's not a legal issue
> > but a "trace the blame" issue.
> 
> The DCO is about rights and licenses.  Tracing the blame isn't
> mentioned.

So I guess there are two issues, both of which are still somewhat up in
the air.

1) Can a minor, or more generally a person who does not divulge a real
name, legitimately certify anything mentioned in the DCO? Specifically
wrt. the validity of any rights or licenses.

2) Do we require a real name, or a well-known/verified pseudonym, for
the Signed-off-by for keeping track of commits and "tracing the blame"?

A no to 1) or a yes to 2) are roughly equivalent for this particular
case, but maybe only a lawyer can really answer 1)...

Thanks,
Nish

-- 
Nishanth Aravamudan <nacc@us.ibm.com>
IBM Linux Technology Center

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