Merge branch 'js/name-rev-use-oldest-ref' into maint

diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 7f34a5b33103ed1c870f234687079badc393be77..9ec6b3cc17fd776b16f6410cf88c708831d4bca3 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -154,7 +154,11 @@ OPTIONS
 -s::
 --signoff::
        Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit
-       log message.
+       log message.  The meaning of a signoff depends on the project,
+       but it typically certifies that committer has
+       the rights to submit this work under the same license and
+       agrees to a Developer Certificate of Origin
+       (see http://developercertificate.org/ for more information).
 
 -n::
 --no-verify::