[U-Boot] [GIT PULL] Pull request: u-boot-staging

[Stefano Babic]

On 23/11/2011 17:26, Igor Grinberg wrote:
> Hi Wolfgang, Stefano,
> 

Hi Igor,

to add maybe some confusion here I have now checked into U-Boot log and
I see that at least one custodian (Paulraj, I have added now in CC)
follows the Linux way.

>> The question is how you define "pushing".
>> "Documentation/SubmittingPatches" says:
>>
>> |         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.
>> | 
>> | then you just add a line saying
>> | 
>> |         Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random at developer.example.org>
>>
>> (a) and (b) don't apply here, and (d) is not relevant in this context.
>> So the question is if (c) applies, or not.
> 
> Well, I think yes (c) applies here and if you look into the Linux
> git log, you will see that all patches applied by maintainers are
> also signed by them.

Reading (c), I can interprete as Igor does...

Stefano

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