From cea57783e3ed887d2b7b0e7bafc436ff26bd9a7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Abhilash Shetty <95069770+abhilashshetty04@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 15:16:49 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Update contibuter docs to mention that DCO signoff is mandatory (#179) Signed-off-by: Abhilash Shetty --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 1335e90..08ed63f 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -98,6 +98,23 @@ For setting up a development environment on your local machine, see the detailed * `test` - adding missing tests, refactoring tests; no production code change * `refactor` - refactoring production code, eg. renaming a variable or function name, there should not be any significant production code changes * `cherry-pick` - if PR is merged in the develop branch and raised to release branch(like v1.9.x) +--- + +### Sign your work + +We use the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) as an additional safeguard for the OpenEBS project. This is a well established and widely used mechanism to assure contributors have confirmed their right to license their contribution under the project's license. Please read [developer-certificate-of-origin](./contribute/developer-certificate-of-origin). + +Please certify it by just adding a line to every git commit message. Any PR with Commits which does not have DCO Signoff will not be accepted: + +``` + Signed-off-by: Random J Developer +``` + +or use the command `git commit -s -m "commit message comes here"` to sign-off on your commits. + +Use your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions). If you set your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs, you can sign your commit automatically with `git commit -s`. You can also use git [aliases](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Git-Aliases) like `git config --global alias.ci 'commit -s'`. Now you can commit with `git ci` and the commit will be signed. + +--- ## Code Reviews