diff --git a/docs/manual/contribute.txt b/docs/manual/contribute.txt index 4ec01a854e..719032bcc4 100644 --- a/docs/manual/contribute.txt +++ b/docs/manual/contribute.txt @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Finally, the patch should be signed off. This is done by adding +Signed-off-by: Your Real Name + at the end of the commit message. +git commit -s+ does that for you, if configured properly. The +Signed-off-by+ tag means that you publish the patch -under the Buildroot license (i.e. GPL-2.0, except for package patches, +under the Buildroot license (i.e. GPL-2.0+, except for package patches, which have the upstream license), and that you are allowed to do so. See http://developercertificate.org/[the Developer Certificate of Origin] for details.