From 2017515ca96c82feb1c4b84a56d31c9c896363c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josh Simmons Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:41:12 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update DCO, no legal name needed (#1914) * update DCO, no legal name needed * add a changelog entry, if needed * add necessary fullstop for style guide --------- Co-authored-by: Josh Simmons --- CONTRIBUTING.rst | 19 +------------------ .../internal/newsfragments/1914.clarification | 1 + 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) create mode 100644 changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1914.clarification diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst index def7ced2..eb3c30f6 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst @@ -165,23 +165,6 @@ include the line in your commit or pull request comment:: Signed-off-by: Your Name -We accept contributions under a legally identifiable name, such as -your name on government documentation or common-law names (names -claimed by legitimate usage or repute). Unfortunately, we cannot -accept anonymous contributions at this time. - Git allows you to add this signoff automatically when using the ``-s`` flag to ``git commit``, which uses the name and email set in your -``user.name`` and ``user.email`` git configs. - -Private sign off -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -If you would like to provide your legal name privately to the Matrix.org -Foundation (instead of in a public commit or comment), you can do so by emailing -your legal name and a link to the pull request to dco@matrix.org. It helps to -include "sign off" or similar in the subject line. You will then be instructed -further. - -Once private sign off is complete, doing so for future contributions will not -be required. +``user.name`` and ``user.email`` git configs. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1914.clarification b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1914.clarification new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bbf1f102 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1914.clarification @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +The Matrix.org Foundation no longer requires "real" or "legally identifiable" names in order to contribute to projects.