From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:04:57 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add configuration variable for sign-off to format-patch
Message-ID: <20090331200457.GA23879@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <20090331185018.GD72569@macbook.lan>

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 08:50:19PM +0200, Heiko Voigt wrote:

> If you regularly create patches which require a Signed-off: line you may
> want to make it your default to add that line. It also helps you not to forget
> to add the -s/--signoff switch.

I personally have no problem with such an option, but it has been argued
against before. E.g.:

  http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/32522
  http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/51780

There is also some discussion here indicating that it might be accepted:

  http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/103939

-Peff