On 02/05 01:50, Stefan Beller wrote: > On Sat, Feb 3, 2018 at 6:03 PM, Chen Jingpiao <chenjingpiao@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Add the commit.signOff configuration variable to use the -s or --signoff > > option of git commit by default. > > > > Signed-off-by: Chen Jingpiao <chenjingpiao@xxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > Welcome to the Git community! > > > > > Though we can configure signoff using format.signOff variable. Someone like to > > add Signed-off-by line by the committer. > > There is more discussion about this at > https://public-inbox.org/git/1482946838-28779-1-git-send-email-ehabkost@xxxxxxxxxx/ > specifically > https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqtw9m5s5m.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > > Not sure if there was any other reasons and discussions brought up > since then, but that discussion seems to not favor patches that > add .signoff options. Thank you. I agree with Johannes Schindelin once said "a signoff _has_ to be a conscious act, or else it will lose its meaning." I think I shouldn't add this configuration variable. When add configuration variable for sign-off to format-patch have some discussion: https://public-inbox.org/git/20090331204338.GA88381@xxxxxxxxxxx/ https://public-inbox.org/git/20090401102610.GC26181@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ https://public-inbox.org/git/7veiw69p26.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ -- Chen Jingpiao