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Re: [PATCH 1/1] commit: make the sign-off trailer configurable

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jan 6, 2020, 16:53 UTC
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Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> writes:
> My initial thought was that the sign-off was supposed to be a purposeful
> decision, but then I also realized that I never do anything in the Git
> codebase that I _can't_ put online under the GPL. (It may not make it
> upstream, but it will always be put online somewhere.)
Hmm...

Sorry, but I do not quite understand the flow of your logic here, especially, how "but then I also realized" trumps "signing off a patch is a conscious act---it would weaken the legal meaning if you automate it", which was why we deliberately avoided adding this configuration variable for the last 10+ years.

So, I dunno.
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