From: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:58:18 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH JGIT] Add the signed-off in the commit text dialog
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.