From: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 05:27:54 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-commit: Having $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME implies -s
Message-ID: <437C14DA.8000905@zytor.com>
In-Reply-To: <7vbr0j3nku.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

Junio C Hamano wrote:
> I am not so sure about this.  A Signed-off-by line used in the
> kernel and git projects has a specific meaning; you've read
> SubmittingPatches in either projects, have'nt you?
> 
> I do work on a machine from which I make commits to both git
> project and my day-job work project.  I do not necessarily want
> to add Signed-off-by line in commits I make for the latter.
> 

More importantly, it's vital that a Signed-off-by: line is always added 
with explicit awareness of the signer.

	-hpa