mwnx <mwnx@xxxxxxx> writes: > On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 10:46:23AM +0900, Junio C Hamano wrote: >> By the way, Documentation/SubmittingPatches has this in "(5) Certify >> your work" section: >> >> Also notice that a real name is used in the Signed-off-by: line. Please >> don't hide your real name. > > (especially since I'm not quite sure what the rationale behind it > is). As DCO is something we'd need to present to the court when the next SCO comes after us, we'd prefer to see that we can refer to, and contact if necessary, a real person when we need to say "this is not a stolen code, here is the person who presented it to us and we'll let him or her explain". > What are your thoughts on this issue? Not limited to this, but our stance for things are that previous mistakes do not justify repeating and spreading the same.