From cc13994ccfed272b272a2f7504c040888d4ddfea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Wilkinson Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:18:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Switch from CLA to DCO --- .github/dco.yml | 2 ++ CONTRIBUTING.md | 7 +++---- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 .github/dco.yml diff --git a/.github/dco.yml b/.github/dco.yml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0c4b142e --- /dev/null +++ b/.github/dco.yml @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +require: + members: false diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 8fa8a907..24e7b425 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ If you would like to contribute something, or simply want to work with the code, This project adheres to the Contributor Covenant [code of conduct][1]. By participating, you are expected to uphold this code. Please report unacceptable behavior to spring-code-of-conduct@pivotal.io. -## Sign the contributor license agreement - -Before we accept a non-trivial patch or pull request we will need you to sign the [contributor's license agreement (CLA)][2]. -Signing the contributor's agreement does not grant anyone commit rights to the main repository, but it does mean that we can accept your contributions, and you will get an author credit if we do. +## Include a Signed-off-by Trailer +All commits must include a _Signed-off-by_ trailer at the end of each commit message to indicate that the contributor agrees to the [Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developer_Certificate_of_Origin). +For additional details, please refer to the ["Hello DCO, Goodbye CLA: Simplifying Contributions to Spring"](https://spring.io/blog/2025/01/06/hello-dco-goodbye-cla-simplifying-contributions-to-spring) blog post. ## Code conventions and housekeeping