From f858ad088da158d7c28a3b9269a973642d6476fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bernhard Voelker Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 13:15:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: mention copyright assignment check prior to 'git push' * README-hacking (Required format for check-in messages): Add a paragraph aiming at maintainers to check that the author of the commit has proper copyright assignment in place, or otherwise how to document that this is not needed. --- README-hacking | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README-hacking b/README-hacking index 1ec66f03..d3ce1764 100644 --- a/README-hacking +++ b/README-hacking @@ -127,6 +127,14 @@ these if they're not individually interesting. For example you could just say "Update all callers to remove this function argument". If that change spans several files, mention the other files modified. +Note for maintainers: +Prior to pushing a commit in the name of someone else to the public Git +repository, please check if that person has undergone the "Copyright +assignment" process for GNU findutils described below, or - in case of a +trivial (<10 lines) change - document that such paperwork is not required +by adding this line to the commit message: + + Copyright-paperwork-exempt: Yes Making commits locally