Re: [PATCH] SubmittingPatches: allow non-real name contributions

> > I.e., why are we sure that it is OK for us to loosen this requirement
> > (without jeopardizing the legal status of contributions). And I think
> > the answer is along the lines of "the kernel did it, and they checked
> > with lawyers, so we can piggy-back on that work". But it would be nice
> > if we could cite that source, and maybe even lift some of their
> > language.
> >
> > Looks like the kernel commit here:
> >
> >   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d4563201f33a022fc0353033d9dfeb1606a88330
> >
> > cites CNCF here:
> >
> >   https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/659fd32c86dc/dco-guidelines.md
> >
> > I don't know if there's any public discussion or statement from the
> > Linux Foundation or other legal folks on the kernel's wording.
> 
> The commit is "Acked-by: Michael Dolan <mdolan@linuxfoundation.org>",
> which seems to be a lawyer at LF, e.g., as per Ted's post elsewhere in
> this thread. So that could be seen as some kind of statement.