Developer Certificate of Origin
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developer-certificate-of-origin-311-2266048
title:
Developer Certificate of Origin
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The Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) is a statement that a software developer agrees to, saying that "the contributor is allowed to make the contribution and that the project has the right to distribute it under its license." It was introduced in 2004 by the Linux Foundation, to enhance the submission process for software used in the Linux kernel, shortly after the SCO–Linux disputes. DCOs are often used as an alternative to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA). Instead of a signed legal c
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Submission process for Linux Kernel programs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developer_Certificate_of_Origin
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2024-03-20T21:48:31Z
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