From 345aa61a59cebc2b87a7375ab696838f98e37097 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josh Simmons Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 02:21:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] remove real name requirement from DCO (#391) --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 5 ----- changelog.d/391.doc | 1 + 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-) create mode 100644 changelog.d/391.doc diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 8e650dff..4718ac84 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -248,11 +248,6 @@ include the line in your commit or pull request comment: Signed-off-by: Your Name ``` -We accept contributions under a legally identifiable name, such as -your name on government documentation or common-law names (names -claimed by legitimate usage or repute). Unfortunately, we cannot -accept anonymous contributions at this time. - Git allows you to add this signoff automatically when using the `-s` flag to `git commit`, which uses the name and email set in your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs. diff --git a/changelog.d/391.doc b/changelog.d/391.doc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3ebae098 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/391.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +The Matrix.org Foundation no longer requires "real" or "legally identifiable" names in order to contribute to projects. \ No newline at end of file