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| 1 | +Authors retain copyright of their contributions to ARTIQ, but whenever possible |
| 2 | +should use the GNU GPL version 3 license for them to be merged. |
| 3 | + |
| 4 | +Works of US government employees are not copyrighted but can also be merged. |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +We've introduced a "sign-off" procedure on patches that are being sent around. |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for the |
| 9 | +patch, which certifies that you wrote it or otherwise have the right to |
| 10 | +pass it on as an open-source patch. The rules are pretty simple: if you |
| 11 | +can certify the below: |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | + Developer's Certificate of Origin (1.1 from the Linux kernel) |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | + By making a contribution to this project, I certify that: |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | + (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I |
| 18 | + have the right to submit it under the open source license |
| 19 | + indicated in the file; or |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | + (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best |
| 22 | + of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source |
| 23 | + license and I have the right under that license to submit that |
| 24 | + work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part |
| 25 | + by me, under the same open source license (unless I am |
| 26 | + permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated |
| 27 | + in the file; or |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | + (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other |
| 30 | + person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified |
| 31 | + it. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | + (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution |
| 34 | + are public and that a record of the contribution (including all |
| 35 | + personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is |
| 36 | + maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with |
| 37 | + this project or the open source license(s) involved. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +then you just add a line saying |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | + Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org> |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.) Has conversations. Original line has conversations. |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +ARTIQ files that do not contain a license header are copyrighted by M-Labs Limited |
| 46 | +and are licensed under GNU GPL version 3. |
