HACKING: Note that "Signed-off-by" not used for authorship/rights info
* "Signed-off-by" is overloaded, and possibly not even well understood.
As per the text, it should not be used to indicate authorship or other
rights information, within Quagga.
diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md
index 9c84fb4..85ae299 100644
--- a/HACKING.md
+++ b/HACKING.md
@@ -40,10 +40,15 @@
to you or your associates (e.g. your employer).
Before contributing to Quagga, you *must* also read
-[Section COMMIT MESSAGES](#sec:commit-messages). You _should_ ideally read the entire
-document, as it contains useful information on the community norms and how
-to implement them.
+[Section COMMIT MESSAGES](#sec:commit-messages).
+You _should_ ideally read the entire document, as it contains useful
+information on the community norms and how to implement them.
+
+Please note that authorship and any relevant other rights information should
+be _explicitly_ stated with the contribution. A "Signed-off-by" line is
+_not_ sufficient. The "Signed-off-by" line is not used by the Quagga
+project.
GUIDELINES FOR HACKING ON QUAGGA {#sec:guidelines}
================================
@@ -236,7 +241,9 @@
stated, unless those affiliations are already obvious from other
details, e.g. from the email address. This would cover employment and
contracting obligations (give details).
-
+
+ Note: Do not rely on "Signed-off-by" for this, be explicit.
+
- If the change introduces a new dependency on any code or other
copyrighted material, please explicitly note this. Give details of what
that external material is, the copyright licence the material may be