Re: [RFD] Explicitly documenting patch submission

[Steven Cole]

On May 25, 2004, at 1:06 AM, Arjan van de Ven wrote:

> > explanation part of the patch. That sign-off would be just a single 
> > line
> > at the end (possibly after _other_ peoples sign-offs), saying:
> >
> > 	Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> well this obviously needs to include that you signed off on the DCO and
> not some other random piece of paper, and it probably should include 
> the
> DCO revision number you signed off on.
> Without the former the Signed-off-by: line is entirely empty afaics,
> without the later we're not future proof.

How about something like:

	DCO 1.0 Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

This new process being "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure" should retain the property of being lightweight and not
unduly burdensome.  This change seems to fall into that category.

	Steven 
  

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