docs: document mandatory signoffs in governance.html

Amend the paragraphs about no CLAs and implicit license
agreements to mention mandatory Signed-off-by tags.

Signed-off-by: Ján Tomko <jtomko@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
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than having the interest and ability to provide a contribution. The
libvirt project <strong>does not require</strong> any
<em>"Contributor License Agreement"</em>
to be signed prior to engagement with the community.
to be signed prior to engagement with the community. However for
contributing patches, providing a 'Signed-off-by' line with the
author's legal name and e-mail address to demonstrate agreement
and compliance with the <a href="https://developercertificate.org/">
Developer Certificate of Origin</a> is required.
</p>
<p>
In making a contribution to the project, the community member is
implicitly stating that they accept the terms of the license under
which the work they are contributing to is distributed. They are
In making a non-patch contribution to the project, the community
member is implicitly stating that they accept the terms of the license
under which the work they are contributing to is distributed. They are
also implicitly stating that they have the legal right to make the
contribution, if doing so on behalf of a broader organization /
company. Most of the project's code is distributed under the GNU