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Comment: add proper name for signoff

We are using a similar sign-off process that is used for contributions to the Linux kernel. This means developers making contributions certify that they wrote the patch or have the right to pass it on. To certify this, you include a Signed-off-by: line like this one at the bottom of your commit comments that contains your real name (not an alias):

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Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org>

With the -s/--signoff option, git-commit automatically appends a Signed-off-by: line to the log message with the currently-configured Git account and email (from the ~/.gitconfig or .git/config section entries for name= and email=).

Adding this line means that you certify the following:

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