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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 your commits, add the following line to your commit message:
Signed-off-by: Your Name <your.email@example.com>
You can automate this with:
git commit -s -m "Your commit message"Or configure git to always sign off:
git config --local format.signoff trueThe Developer Certificate of Origin ensures:
- Provenance: Clear chain of authorship
- Legal clarity: Contributors affirm they have rights to contribute
- Community trust: Transparent contribution process
- License compliance: Contributions match project licenses
This aligns with RSR (Rhodium Standard Repository) accountability requirements.