From f2c6766e095581b63aa909568329cbd981915598 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tulir Asokan Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 20:40:12 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify "real name" in contributor requirements (#4160) This updates the sign-off requirements to match what most other matrix-org and element-hq repos already have. The change was first made in synapse: https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/3467 Signed-off-by: Tulir Asokan --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 7d5fba857..e51f8ab38 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -69,10 +69,14 @@ include the line in your commit or pull request comment: Signed-off-by: Your Name -...using your real name; unfortunately pseudonyms and anonymous contributions -can't be accepted. Git makes this trivial - just use the -s flag when you do -``git commit``, having first set ``user.name`` and ``user.email`` git configs -(which you should have done anyway :) +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