[PATCH] doc: develop/process: Clarify name usage in the Signed-off-by line

[Quentin Schulz]

Hi Tom,

On 2/3/26 8:16 PM, Tom Rini wrote:
> Long ago we took the Linux Kernel documentation about adding a
> Signed-off-by line and adjusted it slightly for how we organized things.
> In 2003 Linus clarified the intent and then re-worded what the name
> portion of the Signed-off-by line can be. Mirror that change here.
> 
> Link: https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d4563201f33a
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com>
> ---
>   doc/develop/process.rst | 3 +--
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/develop/process.rst b/doc/develop/process.rst
> index fd81d9c5ebd4..3c783ed5a0e9 100644
> --- a/doc/develop/process.rst
> +++ b/doc/develop/process.rst
> @@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ document.
>     message by which the signer certifies that they were involved in the development
>     of the patch and that they accept the `Developer Certificate of Origin
>     <https://developercertificate.org/>`_. Following this and adding a
> -  ``Signed-off-by:`` line that contains the developer's name and email address
> -  is required.
> +  ``Signed-off-by:`` line using a known identity and email address is required.
>   

Just for your information, the kernel docs also have an additional note:

(sorry, no anonymous contributions.)

Not sure if it's a necessary distinction but it's there. See 
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#developer-s-certificate-of-origin-1-1 
(a bit lower).

Looks good to me in any case.

Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz at cherry.de>

Thanks!
Quentin