<s>
The	O
Developer	B-Application
Certificate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Origin	I-Application
(	O
DCO	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
a	O
software	O
developer	O
agrees	O
to	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
contributor	O
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
contribution	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
has	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
distribute	O
it	O
under	O
its	O
license.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2004	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
submission	O
process	O
for	O
software	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
SCO	O
–	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
disputes	O
.	O
</s>
