From 75afae0da1743027a019b06d4ea029b09c90a43b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Randy Barlow <randy@electronsweatshop.com>
Date: Jan 09 2017 22:29:42 +0000
Subject: Require contributors to sign off their commits.


Signed-off-by: Randy Barlow <randy@electronsweatshop.com>

---

diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index e931122..d9bf419 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,50 @@ Before you submit a pull request to fegistry, please ensure that it meets these 
   ``flake8`` utility to automatically check your code. There is a
   ``fegistry.tests.test_style.TestStyle.test_code_with_flake8`` test, which enforced PEP-8 on the
   codebase.
+* Sign-off on your commits by adding a line like this to your commit message::
+
+    Signed-off-by: Your name <you@example.com>
+
+  This signifies that you have read and agree to the
+  `Developer Certificate of Origin <http://developercertificate.org/>`_ v1.1::
+
+    Developer Certificate of Origin
+    Version 1.1
+
+    Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.
+    1 Letterman Drive
+    Suite D4700
+    San Francisco, CA, 94129
+
+    Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
+    license document, but changing it is not allowed.
+
+
+    Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
+
+    By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
+
+    (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
+        have the right to submit it under the open source license
+        indicated in the file; or
+
+    (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
+        of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
+        license and I have the right under that license to submit that
+        work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
+        by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
+        permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
+        in the file; or
+
+    (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
+        person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
+        it.
+
+    (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
+        are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
+        personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
+        maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
+        this project or the open source license(s) involved.
 
 
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