commit message (or just use the option "-s" when
committing) to confirm that you agree to the Developer's
Certificate of Origin
+ - make sure that you have tests for the bug you are fixing
+ - make sure that the test suite passes after your commit
Patch:
- if you change, add, or remove a command line option or
make some other user interface change, the associated
documentation should be updated as well.
+ - if your name is not writable in ASCII, make sure that
+ you send off a message in the correct encoding.
Long version: