Heya,

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 19:51, Heiko Voigt [off-list ref] wrote:

 format.signoff::
     A boolean value which lets you enable the `-s/--signoff` option of
 -    format-patch by default.
 +    format-patch by default. *Note:* Adding the Signed-off-by: line to a
 +    patch should be a conscious act and means that you certify you have
 +    the rights to submit this work under the same open source license.
 +    Please see the 'SubmittingPatches' document for further discussion.

Which brings us to the question... what about projects that do not
have such a file?

-- 
Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier