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doc: add contributing detail for git Signed-off-by trailer - #64862

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Fixes: #64799

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The instructions under contributing > Pull requests > Commit message guidelines document section are formulated without reference to the git commit -s option which provides for assisted addition of the required Signed-off-by trailer:


  1. Your commit must contain the Signed-off-by line with your name and email
    address as an acknowledgement that you agree to the Developer Certificate of Origin.
    Bot generated commits are exempt from this requirement. If a commit has
    multiple authors, the Signed-off-by line should be added for each author;
    and at least one should match the author information in the commit metadata.
    This rule does not apply to dependency updates (e.g. cherry-picks), release
    commits, or backport commits.

The examples of