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Commit 69fa2584 authored by Wayne Beaton's avatar Wayne Beaton
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Merge branch 'jonah/realname' into 'master'

Add exception to author Real Name policy

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1 merge request!1Add exception to author Real Name policy
...@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Date: Wed May 29 16:17:36 2013 +0200 ...@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Date: Wed May 29 16:17:36 2013 +0200
[IMPORTANT] [IMPORTANT]
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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.
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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. 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. ...@@ -646,4 +646,8 @@ Yes.
Can an {aForgeName} project accept anonymous code contributions? :: 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.
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