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>>>>> On Wed, 19 Oct 2016, Kent Fredric wrote: |
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> On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 21:45:05 -0500 |
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> Matthew Thode <prometheanfire@g.o> wrote: |
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>> Does pram allow you to pass options to git |
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>> am (signedoffby for instance)? |
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> It doesn't presently allow arbitrary arguments, and it would |
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> probably be wise to avoid need for such arguments and prefer |
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> convention over configuration, given what this is. |
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> --signoff is already a default: |
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> https://metacpan.org/source/MONSIEURP/Gentoo-App-Pram-0.003000/lib/Gentoo/App/Pram.pm#L71 |
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Maybe I have missed something, but why would one use --signoff for |
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a Gentoo commit? |
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For Linux (the kernel), the meaning of the line is that the |
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contributor certifies the DCO (Developer's Certificate of Origin) [1]. |
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As we don't have a Gentoo DCO, it is not at all clear to me what the |
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meaning of a Signed-off-by: line would be in the context of the gentoo |
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tree. |
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Even worse, I see commits having Signed-off-by: lines with obvious |
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pseudonyms instead of a real name, which would be meaningless even if |
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one would say that the Linux rules apply. (Also, we have the rule that |
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real names must be provided for all developers, with no exceptions to |
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be made for people doing copyrightable work [2].) |
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Ulrich |
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[1] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/SubmittingPatches?id=dca22a63fd036c3ebb50212060eba0080f178126#n428 |
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[2] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Recruiters#What_does_the_recruitment_process_involve.3F |
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