Update DCO ("signoff") rules to 1.1

This adds a clause that notes explicitly that the person doing the sign-off knows that the project (and his sign-off) is public and will possibly get archived and re-distributed.

Update DCO ("signoff") rules to 1.1
This adds a clause that notes explicitly that the person doing the sign-off knows that the project (and his sign-off) is public and will possibly get archived and re-distributed.
Linus Torvalds
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Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 pass it on as a open-source patch.  The rules are pretty simple: if you
 can certify the below:
  
-        Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.0
+        Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
  
         By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
  
@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@
         (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.
  
 then you just add a line saying
...	...	@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
271	271	pass it on as a open-source patch. The rules are pretty simple: if you
272	272	can certify the below:
273	273
274		- Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.0
	274	+ Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
275	275
276	276	By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
277	277
...	...	@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@
290	290	(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
291	291	person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
292	292	it.
	293	+
	294	+ (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
	295	+ are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
	296	+ personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
	297	+ maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
	298	+ this project or the open source license(s) involved.
293	299
294	300	then you just add a line saying
295	301