From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 16:53:41 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] commit: make the sign-off trailer configurable
Message-ID: <xmqqtv58a5m2.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <71a718a7-2be7-391c-dc8f-0626a0a21aac@gmail.com>

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.