On 1/6/2020 11:53 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:

Derrick Stolee [off-list ref] writes:

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My initial thought was that the sign-off was supposed to be a purposeful
decision, but then I also realized that I never do anything in the Git
codebase that I _can't_ put online under the GPL. (It may not make it
upstream, but it will always be put online somewhere.)

Hmm...

Sorry, but I do not quite understand the flow of your logic here,
especially, how "but then I also realized" trumps "signing off a
patch is a conscious act---it would weaken the legal meaning if you
automate it", which was why we deliberately avoided adding this
configuration variable for the last 10+ years.

So, I dunno.

I guess I meant that enabling this config for a repo is also a
conscious act, making me think this is not completely unreasonable.

But if we've already discussed and rejected this feature in the past,
then that's sufficient.

Since I started the line of "this isn't a bad idea" I'll follow up with
the historical search. Here are previous attempts from 2018 [1], 2015 [2],
2010 [3].

Thanks,
-Stolee

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/20180204020318.4363-1-chenjingpiao@gmail.com/ (local)
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/git/1435217454-5718-1-git-send-email-cmarcelo@gmail.com/ (local)
[3] https://lore.kernel.org/git/alpine.LNX.2.00.1001131635510.16395@vqena.qenxr.bet.am/ (local)