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  1. ======================
  2. = Code Contributions =
  3. ======================
  4. To make a contribution to a TianoCore project, follow these steps.
  5. 1. Create a change description in the format specified below to
  6. use in the source control commit log.
  7. 2. Your commit message must include your "Signed-off-by" signature,
  8. and "Contributed-under" message.
  9. 3. Your "Contributed-under" message explicitly states that the
  10. contribution is made under the terms of the specified
  11. contribution agreement. Your "Contributed-under" message
  12. must include the name of contribution agreement and version.
  13. For example: Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0
  14. The "TianoCore Contribution Agreement" is included below in
  15. this document.
  16. 4. Submit your code to the TianoCore project using the process
  17. that the project documents on its web page. If the process is
  18. not documented, then submit the code on development email list
  19. for the project.
  20. 5. It is preferred that contributions are submitted using the same
  21. copyright license as the base project. When that is not possible,
  22. then contributions using the following licenses can be accepted:
  23. * BSD (2-clause): http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause
  24. * BSD (3-clause): http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
  25. * MIT: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
  26. * Python-2.0: http://opensource.org/licenses/Python-2.0
  27. * Zlib: http://opensource.org/licenses/Zlib
  28. Contributions of code put into the public domain can also be
  29. accepted.
  30. Contributions using other licenses might be accepted, but further
  31. review will be required.
  32. =====================================================
  33. = Change Description / Commit Message / Patch Email =
  34. =====================================================
  35. Your change description should use the standard format for a
  36. commit message, and must include your "Signed-off-by" signature
  37. and the "Contributed-under" message.
  38. == Sample Change Description / Commit Message =
  39. === Start of sample patch email message ===
  40. From: Contributor Name <contributor@example.com>
  41. Subject: [PATCH] CodeModule: Brief-single-line-summary
  42. Full-commit-message
  43. Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0
  44. Signed-off-by: Contributor Name <contributor@example.com>
  45. ---
  46. An extra message for the patch email which will not be considered part
  47. of the commit message can be added here.
  48. Patch content inline or attached
  49. === End of sample patch email message ===
  50. === Notes for sample patch email ===
  51. * The first line of commit message is taken from the email's subject
  52. line following [PATCH]. The remaining portion of the commit message
  53. is the email's content until the '---' line.
  54. * git format-patch is one way to create this format
  55. === Definitions for sample patch email ===
  56. * "CodeModule" is a short idenfier for the affected code. For
  57. example MdePkg, or MdeModulePkg UsbBusDxe.
  58. * "Brief-single-line-summary" is a short summary of the change.
  59. * The entire first line should be less than ~70 characters.
  60. * "Full-commit-message" a verbose multiple line comment describing
  61. the change. Each line should be less than ~70 characters.
  62. * "Contributed-under" explicitely states that the contribution is
  63. made under the terms of the contribtion agreement. This
  64. agreement is included below in this document.
  65. * "Signed-off-by" is the contributor's signature identifying them
  66. by their real/legal name and their email address.
  67. ========================================
  68. = TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0 =
  69. ========================================
  70. INTEL CORPORATION ("INTEL") MAKES AVAILABLE SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION,
  71. INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE TIANOCORE OPEN SOURCE
  72. PROJECT (COLLECTIVELY "CONTENT"). USE OF THE CONTENT IS GOVERNED BY THE
  73. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND INTEL AND/OR THE
  74. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSE AGREEMENTS OR NOTICES INDICATED OR
  75. REFERENCED BELOW. BY USING THE CONTENT, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE
  76. CONTENT IS GOVERNED BY THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
  77. OF ANY APPLICABLE LICENSE AGREEMENTS OR NOTICES INDICATED OR REFERENCED
  78. BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
  79. AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY APPLICABLE LICENSE
  80. AGREEMENTS OR NOTICES INDICATED OR REFERENCED BELOW, THEN YOU MAY NOT
  81. USE THE CONTENT.
  82. Unless otherwise indicated, all Content made available on the TianoCore
  83. site is provided to you under the terms and conditions of the BSD
  84. License ("BSD"). A copy of the BSD License is available at
  85. http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
  86. or when applicable, in the associated License.txt file.
  87. Certain other content may be made available under other licenses as
  88. indicated in or with such Content. (For example, in a License.txt file.)
  89. You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your
  90. present and future Contributions submitted to TianoCore site. Except
  91. for the license granted to Intel hereunder, You reserve all right,
  92. title, and interest in and to Your Contributions.
  93. == SECTION 1: Definitions ==
  94. * "You" or "Contributor" shall mean the copyright owner or legal
  95. entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making a
  96. Contribution hereunder. All other entities that control, are
  97. controlled by, or are under common control with that entity are
  98. considered to be a single Contributor. For the purposes of this
  99. definition, "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to
  100. cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by
  101. contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%)
  102. or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership
  103. of such entity.
  104. * "Contribution" shall mean any original work of authorship,
  105. including any modifications or additions to an existing work,
  106. that is intentionally submitted by You to the TinaoCore site for
  107. inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the Content. For the
  108. purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of
  109. electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to the
  110. TianoCore site or its representatives, including but not limited
  111. to communication on electronic mailing lists, source code
  112. control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by,
  113. or on behalf of, the TianoCore site for the purpose of
  114. discussing and improving the Content, but excluding
  115. communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise
  116. designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."
  117. == SECTION 2: License for Contributions ==
  118. * Contributor hereby agrees that redistribution and use of the
  119. Contribution in source and binary forms, with or without
  120. modification, are permitted provided that the following
  121. conditions are met:
  122. ** Redistributions of source code must retain the Contributor's
  123. copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
  124. disclaimer.
  125. ** Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the Contributor's
  126. copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
  127. disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
  128. with the distribution.
  129. * Disclaimer. None of the names of Contributor, Intel, or the names
  130. of their respective contributors may be used to endorse or
  131. promote products derived from this software without specific
  132. prior written permission.
  133. * Contributor grants a license (with the right to sublicense) under
  134. claims of Contributor's patents that Contributor can license that
  135. are infringed by the Contribution (as delivered by Contributor) to
  136. make, use, distribute, sell, offer for sale, and import the
  137. Contribution and derivative works thereof solely to the minimum
  138. extent necessary for licensee to exercise the granted copyright
  139. license; this patent license applies solely to those portions of
  140. the Contribution that are unmodified. No hardware per se is
  141. licensed.
  142. * EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 3 BELOW, THE
  143. CONTRIBUTION IS PROVIDED BY THE CONTRIBUTOR "AS IS" AND ANY
  144. EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
  145. THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
  146. PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
  147. CONTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
  148. SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
  149. NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
  150. LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
  151. HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
  152. CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
  153. OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THE
  154. CONTRIBUTION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
  155. DAMAGE.
  156. == SECTION 3: Representations ==
  157. * You represent that You are legally entitled to grant the above
  158. license. If your employer(s) has rights to intellectual property
  159. that You create that includes Your Contributions, You represent
  160. that You have received permission to make Contributions on behalf
  161. of that employer, that Your employer has waived such rights for
  162. Your Contributions.
  163. * You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original
  164. creation (see Section 4 for submissions on behalf of others).
  165. You represent that Your Contribution submissions include complete
  166. details of any third-party license or other restriction
  167. (including, but not limited to, related patents and trademarks)
  168. of which You are personally aware and which are associated with
  169. any part of Your Contributions.
  170. == SECTION 4: Third Party Contributions ==
  171. * Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation,
  172. You may submit it to TianoCore site separately from any
  173. Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source
  174. and of any license or other restriction (including, but not
  175. limited to, related patents, trademarks, and license agreements)
  176. of which You are personally aware, and conspicuously marking the
  177. work as "Submitted on behalf of a third-party: [named here]".
  178. == SECTION 5: Miscellaneous ==
  179. * Applicable Laws. Any claims arising under or relating to this
  180. Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of
  181. the State of Delaware or federal courts located in Delaware,
  182. without regard to principles of conflict of laws.
  183. * Language. This Agreement is in the English language only, which
  184. language shall be controlling in all respects, and all versions
  185. of this Agreement in any other language shall be for accommodation
  186. only and shall not be binding. All communications and notices made
  187. or given pursuant to this Agreement, and all documentation and
  188. support to be provided, unless otherwise noted, shall be in the
  189. English language.