Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> The wording of the Signed-off-by rules could be read as stating that
> S-O-B should only be added when the submitter considered the patch
> ready for inclusion in git.git.
>
> We also want Signed-off-by to be used for e.g. RFC patches, in case
> someone wants to dig an old patch out of the archive and improve
> it. Change the wording to recommend a Signed-off-by for all submitted
> patches.
Ok. In the past, some people (including Linus) used the lack of sign-off
as a hint to say it is not meant for inclusion, but I always considered it
a bad practice ("RFC" or whatever word next to "PATCH" in bracket would be
far more descriptive). I think this is a good change.
Thanks.
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