Update CONTRIBUTING.md with information about DCO (#7397)

* Update CONTRIBUTING.md with information about DCO

References: #7389
More information: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/community-relations/code-contributor-program/#developer-certificate-of-origin-dco

* Update CONTRIBUTING.md

Co-Authored-By: zeripath <art27@cantab.net>
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- [Translation](#translation) - [Translation](#translation)
- [Code review](#code-review) - [Code review](#code-review)
- [Styleguide](#styleguide) - [Styleguide](#styleguide)
- [Sign-off your work](#sign-off-your-work) - [Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)](#developer-certificate-of-origin-dco)
- [Release Cycle](#release-cycle) - [Release Cycle](#release-cycle)
- [Maintainers](#maintainers) - [Maintainers](#maintainers)
- [Owners](#owners) - [Owners](#owners)
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creates (a default AWS or GCE disk size won't work -- see creates (a default AWS or GCE disk size won't work -- see
[#6243](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/6243)). [#6243](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/6243)).
- Change into the base directory of your copy of the gitea repository, - Change into the base directory of your copy of the gitea repository,
and run `drone exec --local --build-event pull_request`. and run `drone exec --event pull_request`.
The drone version, command line, and disk requirements do change over The drone version, command line, and disk requirements do change over
time (see [#4053](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/4053) and time (see [#4053](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/4053) and
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) )
``` ```
## Sign-off your work ## Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)
The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for the We consider the act of contributing to the code by submitting a Pull
patch. Your signature certifies that you wrote the patch or otherwise Request as the "Sign off" or agreement to the certifications and terms
have the right to pass it on as an open-source patch. The rules are of the [DCO](DCO) and [MIT license](LICENSE). No further action is required.
pretty simple: If you can certify [DCO](DCO), then you just add a line Additionally you could add a line at the end of your commit message.
to every git commit message:
``` ```
Signed-off-by: Joe Smith <joe.smith@email.com> Signed-off-by: Joe Smith <joe.smith@email.com>
``` ```
Please use your real name; we really dislike pseudonyms or anonymous If you set your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs, you can add the
contributions. We are in the open-source world without secrets. If you line to the end of your commit automatically with `git commit -s`.
set your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs, you can sign-off your
commit automatically with `git commit -s`. We assume in good faith that the information you provide is legally binding.
## Release Cycle ## Release Cycle