From ec766b25303b420850e6d2875f156f23109acf6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amber Brown Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:33:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] clarification on what "real names" are --- CONTRIBUTING.rst | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst index 954758afdc..6c295cfbfe 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst @@ -130,11 +130,15 @@ If you agree to this for your contribution, then all that's needed is to 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. Conclusion ~~~~~~~~~~