From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@xxxxxxxx> The Linux kernel started to embrace a light weight development contribution agreement process called the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) circa 2004. Attorneys all over the planet have conferred a lot of respect and appreciation for this document and it provides a light weight alternative to cumbersome and controversial Contribution License Agreements (CLAs). Similar to streamlining FOSS licenses we also all stand to gain from streamlining a light weight contribution agreement process for development and in light of this the the Linux Foundation recently has made the DCO a standalone project [0] so that any FOSS project under any FOSS license can take advantage of the same gains. The motivation and intent is documented only currently on my blog post [1]. Lets take advantage of the new shiny DCO and embrace it for contributions. [0] http://developercertificate.org/ [1] http://www.do-not-panic.com/2014/02/developer-certificate-of-origin.html Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxx> --- CONTRIBUTING | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING b/CONTRIBUTING new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f288959 --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ + +This project embraces the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) for +contributions. This means you must agree to the following prior to submitting +patches, if you agree with this developer certificate you acknowledge this by +adding a Signed-off-by tag to your patch commit log. Every submitted patch +must have this. + +The source for the DCO: + +http://developercertificate.org/ + +----------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Developer Certificate of Origin +Version 1.1 + +Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors. +660 York Street, Suite 102, +San Francisco, CA 94110 USA + +Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this +license document, but changing it is not allowed. + + +Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 + +By making a contribution to this project, I certify that: + +(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I + have the right to submit it under the open source license + indicated in the file; or + +(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best + of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source + license and I have the right under that license to submit that + work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part + by me, under the same open source license (unless I am + permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated + in the file; or + +(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other + person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified + it. + +(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution + are public and that a record of the contribution (including all + personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is + maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with + this project or the open source license(s) involved. -- 1.9.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
