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doc: develop: Add a note about importing code from other projects

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We talk about importing code from other projects in two places. The
first place is in the coding style section, where we explain when to or
not to deviate in terms of white space, etc. In the process
documentation we now add a note about saying where the code was imported
from and to ensure that you do not copy Signed-off-by or other tags.

Signed-off-by: Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>
Acked-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com>
Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com>
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as the Linux kernel. Following this and adding a ``Signed-off-by:`` line
that contains the developer's name and email address is required.
* Please note that when importing code from other projects you must say
where it comes from, and what revision you are importing. You must not
however copy ``Signed-off-by`` or other tags.
#. Everybody who can is invited to review and test the changes. Typically, we
follow the same guidelines as the Linux kernel for `Acked-by
<https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#when-to-use-acked-by-cc-and-co-developed-by>`_