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docs: add DCO requirement to contribution guidelines (#10333)
This adds the requirement to have a DCO sign-off on commits. Signed-off-by: Jakob Borg <jakob@kastelo.net>
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made as pull requests on the [documentation
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repository](https://github.com/syncthing/docs).
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## The Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)
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The Syncthing project requires the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)
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sign-off on pull requests (PRs). This means that all commit messages must
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contain a signature line to indicate that the developer accepts the DCO.
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The DCO is a lightweight way for contributors to certify that they wrote (or
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otherwise have the right to submit) the code and changes they are
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contributing to the project. Here is the full [text of the
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DCO](https://developercertificate.org):
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---
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By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
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1. The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I have the
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right to submit it under the open source license indicated in the file;
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or
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2. The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best of my
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knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source license and I have
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the right under that license to submit that work with modifications,
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whether created in whole or in part by me, under the same open source
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license (unless I am permitted to submit under a different license), as
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indicated in the file; or
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3. The contribution was provided directly to me by some other person who
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certified (1), (2) or (3) and I have not modified it.
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4. I understand and agree that this project and the contribution are public
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and that a record of the contribution (including all personal information
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I submit with it, including my sign-off) is maintained indefinitely and
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may be redistributed consistent with this project or the open source
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license(s) involved.
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---
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Contributors indicate that they adhere to these requirements by adding
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a `Signed-off-by` line to their commit messages. For example:
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This is my commit message
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Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org>
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The name and email address in this line must match those of the committing
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author.
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## Licensing
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All contributions are made available under the same license as the already
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