[LinuxBIOS] r2550 - trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom

[Uwe Hermann]

Hi,

On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 01:15:09PM +0100, Uwe Hermann wrote:
> OK, how about this procedure (I don't really care anymore whether
> it's compatible with the way it works in Linux, it should only be
> legally "bullet-proof"):
> 
> * Everyone who creates or modifies a patch adds his Signed-off-by.
> 
> * The person who finally commits the patch adds his/her
>   Signed-off-by, too (if it's not already there anyway).
> 
> * The Acked-by is completely separated from that. You send an Acked-by
>   when you think this patch can be committed.
>   You don't have to modify a patch for an Acked-by, you can just send
>   it to say "I think this patch is ok".
> 
> * If a certain version of a patch received two Acked-by's by two
>   different people, it can be committed.
>   Ergo, every commit message will have 1 or more Signed-off-by lines which
>   build a "chain of trust" for legal reasons, _and_ it will have 2 or more
>   Acked-by lines which enforce our review process.
> 
> * The Acked-by's must be for exactly the same version of the patch.
>   Acked-by's for previous versions of the patch are meaningless, they
>   are not added to the commit message, only those for the exact
>   incarnation of the patch which gets committed.
> 
> * So yes, it is possible to post
> 
>    - A patch with only a Sign-off-by:
>      You modified the code, but don't want it to be committed, yet.
>    - A patch with a Signed-off-by and an Acked-by:
>      You modified the patch and you think it can be commited.
>    - An email with just an Acked-by:
>      You didn't touch the patch at all, but you think it can be committed.

No comments, no objections? Shall I update the wiki with this procedure
and shall we use it from now on?

I.e., you sign-off everything you touch or apply, you can ack your own
patches, and any commit must get at least to acks (e.g. yours and that
of one further developer).


Uwe.
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