Signed-off-by & the law

From: D. Ben Knoble <ben.knoble@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 16, 2025, 20:15 UTC
Message-ID: <CALnO6CDNRw3UcU9UM7rpkAoQsSmfdkxMKVihmoUmUOCv_fpbJw@mail.gmail.com>

Any contributors/users with an interest in law feel like taking a stab at answering "Is Git's signed-off-by legally useful" ? https://law.stackexchange.com/q/111158/26698

Having a solid reference answer is usually a good thing, if one exists.

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D. Ben Knoble

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