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  "author": {
    "name": "Paweł Gronowski",
    "email": "pawel.gronowski@docker.com",
    "time": "Mon Aug 24 09:04:50 2026"
  },
  "committer": {
    "name": "Paweł Gronowski",
    "email": "pawel.gronowski@docker.com",
    "time": "Mon Aug 24 09:41:24 2026"
  },
  "message": "docs: Clarify DCO identity guidance\n\nThe DCO policy used here appears to have been derived from the Linux\nkernel\u0027s guidance. In 2023, that guidance changed to relax the \"real\nname\" requirement to a \"known identity\".\n\nThe DCO sign-off identifies the person certifying that they have the\nright to submit a contribution. The previous wording required a \"real\nname\" and rejected pseudonyms, which could discourage contributors\nwhose preferred or community name is the identity by which they can be\nknown.\n\nThe requirement is not anonymity: the identity in the sign-off must be\nknown enough for the project to follow up about the contribution if a\nquestion arises. It does not require a legal name or a government-issued\nidentity. Use the clarified wording from the Linux kernel so known\npseudonyms and preferred names remain acceptable while anonymous\ncontributions remain excluded.\n\nThis also reflects concerns raised in the CNCF community about whether\n\"real name\" means a legal name, a government-issued identity, or a\npublic identity that is sufficient to identify and contact a\ncontributor. The discussion emphasized that attribution and future\naccountability do not require publishing a legal identity, and that\nstrict public-name rules can exclude people who cannot safely contribute\nunder that name.\n\nSource: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id\u003dd4563201f33a022fc035\n\nSigned-off-by: Paweł Gronowski \u003cpawel.gronowski@docker.com\u003e\n",
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