[coreboot] Real name policy

[David Hendricks]

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 12:26 PM, Taiidan at gmx.com <Taiidan at gmx.com> wrote:

> On 03/11/2018 09:42 PM, Tom Li via coreboot wrote:
>
> 2. Even if all developers are registered with their IDs
>>
> And you actually have to meet them in person for this due to photoshop
> existing.
>
> I have always thought it hilarious when a company asks for a scan of a
> passport or identification card.


There still seems to be some confusion. As Alberto alluded to this isn't
about verifying your identity. What matters is protecting coreboot along
with its adopters and contributors (including companies who sell
coreboot-based products) from legal threats. That is far more valuable than
any bug fixes you might have to offer.

Perhaps you can fork the repository elsewhere and post your patches, but
please keep them out of upstream unless you're willing to do what has been
deemed necessary to protect the project from the SCOs of the world. This
means abiding by the DCO (https://developercertificate.org/) including its
use of the pronoun "I".
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