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Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I have the right to submit it under the open source license indicated in the file; or
(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source license and I have the right under that license to submit that work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part by me, under the same open source license (unless I am permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated in the file; or
(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified it.
(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution are public and that a record of the contribution (including all personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with this project or the open source license(s) involved.
To sign off on a commit, add the -s flag to your git commit command:
git commit -s -m "Your commit message"This will add a line like this to your commit message:
Signed-off-by: Your Name <your.email@example.com>
Make sure your user.name and user.email are set in your git config:
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"The DCO is a lightweight way for contributors to certify that they wrote or otherwise have the right to submit the code they are contributing. It provides a clear record of contributions without requiring a more formal Contributor License Agreement (CLA).
For more information, see developercertificate.org.