From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com>
Cc: Git <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Signed-off-by & the law
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:04:42 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqy0pa1rth.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALnO6CDNRw3UcU9UM7rpkAoQsSmfdkxMKVihmoUmUOCv_fpbJw@mail.gmail.com> (D. Ben Knoble's message of "Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:15:09 -0400")
"D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com> writes:
> Any contributors/users with an interest in law feel like taking a stab
> at answering "Is Git's signed-off-by legally useful" ?
> https://law.stackexchange.com/q/111158/26698
>
> Having a solid reference answer is usually a good thing, if one exists.
The meaning of Sign-off is left to the project that adopts the
trailer as its own convention. Our SubmittingPatches document
governs our project and nothing else, and defines how we use the
trailer (namely, you sign if you certify your patch is being
submitted under DCO).
So the confusion by original questioner is understandable. You
would be confused if you only see a Sign-off without project
context and you are forced to answer what it means, because see
above.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-16 21:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-16 20:15 Signed-off-by & the law D. Ben Knoble
2025-10-16 20:55 ` Collin Funk
2025-10-16 21:16 ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-10-16 21:29 ` Collin Funk
2025-10-17 4:18 ` Theodore Ts'o
2025-10-16 21:04 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2025-10-16 21:06 ` D. Ben Knoble
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