diff --git a/source/chapters/resources.adoc b/source/chapters/resources.adoc index 6739b065349fe7cd392d3e85967760f96609268f..df848972bfcbbd5d0c42c6ab80b87f58b4097086 100644 --- a/source/chapters/resources.adoc +++ b/source/chapters/resources.adoc @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Date: Wed May 29 16:17:36 2013 +0200 [IMPORTANT] ==== -The name used in the `Author` field (and, when required, in the `Also-by`/`Co-authored-by` entries) must be the legal name of the contributor; the email address must be valid and real. +The email address used in the `Author` field (and, when required, in the `Also-by`/`Co-authored-by` entries) must be valid and real, and the contributor must have signed the ECA. ==== The _summary_ line is used in many places where Git commits are listed, ensure that this line is sensible by itself. The _description_ area should be used to provide more detail about the commit. The footer area is used for extra fields and values. @@ -646,4 +646,8 @@ Yes. Can an {aForgeName} project accept anonymous code contributions? :: -No. All contributions must be associated with their author using their legal name and a real email address. In pragmatic terms, the contributor must provide their legal name and email address in the Git commit's `Author` field; the contributor must also have electronically signed the ECA using those same credentials. +No. All contributions must be associated with their author using their legal name and a real email address. In pragmatic terms, the contributor must provide their legal name and email address in the Git commit's `Author` field, or an email address that associates with their ECA; the contributor must also have electronically signed the ECA using those same credentials. + +Can special email addresses, such as GitHubUserName@users.noreply.github.com, be used for code contributions? + +Yes. The GitHub user name can be extracted from that email address and the contributor with the associated user name must have signed the ECA.