April 25, 2022 Meeting

• The documentation at https://github.com/magma/magma/wiki/Contributing-Code/3791b1a38e99e519c8c72f23a8273afe6b566b97 does not explain what the sign-off or the DCO implies
  • This section now contains that content, since there is no way of doing PRs towards wiki
• there is no copy of or link to https://developercertificate.org in the repository and documentation
• there is no explanation what a valid sign-off is, other than the required DCO check in the CI
• there is also https://github.com/magma/community/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#developers-certificate-of-origin, which is a little bit clearer, but not in the right repository

Possible resolution:

• Clarify the DCO in the contributing-code documentation (or even better to "CONTRIBUTING.md")
  
  • ... that the sign-off corresponds to the DCO and that one should be aware of the implications,
  • ... what a valid sign-off requires (e.g. regarding pseudonyms or anonymous contributions)
• see: https://github.com/magma/magma/wiki/Contributing-Code/_compare/3791b1a38e99e519c8c72f23a8273afe6b566b97...68f40961f8bc55cea3e83b6a50f690cb35b4807f