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Re: [PATCH JGIT] Add the signed-off in the commit text dialog

From
Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Feb 9, 2009, 15:58 UTC
Message-ID
<20090209155818.GK30949@spearce.org>
In-Reply-To
<551f769b0902090750t2d6a43c4vb4944df340fc5148@mail.gmail.com>
Yann Simon <yann.simon.fr@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> And what should we do, when we commit a change from somebody else?
> Sould we be able to modify the signed-off of the author?

Well, not by a fancy UI widget and automated tools. But editing the SBO line in the message buffer is fine, just like any other part of the message.

IMHO, the SBO checkbox/button in the UI is only for *your* SBO, as the committer. That's how git-gui behaves and it seems to work out nicely.

-- 
Shawn.
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