From ce13a01e65302badaff4656e17fdb8973487f18d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jakob Borg Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:56:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify authorship requirements in contribution guidelines --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 95a0c0876..2119c8ef9 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ All nontrivial contributions should go through the pull request mechanism for internal review. Determining what is "nontrivial" is left at the discretion of the contributor. +### Authorship + +All code authors are listed in the AUTHORS file. Commits must be made +with the same name and email as listed in the AUTHORS file. To +accomplish this, ensure that your git configuration is set correctly +prior to making your first commit; + + $ git config --global user.name "Jane Doe" + $ git config --global user.email janedoe@example.com + +You must be reachable on the given email address. If you do not wish to +use your real name for whatever reason, using a nickname or pseudonym is +perfectly acceptable. + ### Core Team The Syncthing core team currently consists of the following members;