To improve tracking of contributions to this project we will use a process modeled on the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) 1.1.
At the end of a commit message, a "sign-off" line is required to indicate that you have the right to pass it on as an open-source patch to this project under the rules of the DCO as can be read below.
Further, it means that you understand that this project and the contributions are public and that a record of the contribution is maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with this project or the open source license(s) involved.
Developer Certificate of Origin Version 1.1
Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I have the right to submit it under the open source license indicated in the file; or
(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source license and I have the right under that license to submit that work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part by me, under the same open source license (unless I am permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated in the file; or
(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified it.
(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution are public and that a record of the contribution (including all personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with this project or the open source license(s) involved.