BaseTools/Contributions.txt

   1
   2 ======================
   3 = Code Contributions =
   4 ======================
   5
   6 To make a contribution to a TianoCore project, follow these steps.
   7 1. Create a change description in the format specified below to
   8    use in the source control commit log.
   9 2. Your commit message must include your "Signed-off-by" signature,
  10    and "Contributed-under" message.
  11 3. Your "Contributed-under" message explicitly states that the
  12    contribution is made under the terms of the specified
  13    contribution agreement.  Your "Contributed-under" message
  14    must include the name of contribution agreement and version.
  15    For example: Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0
  16    The "TianoCore Contribution Agreement" is included below in
  17    this document.
  18 4. Submit your code to the TianoCore project using the process
  19    that the project documents on its web page.  If the process is
  20    not documented, then submit the code on development email list
  21    for the project.
  22 5. It is preferred that contributions are submitted using the same
  23    copyright license as the base project. When that is not possible,
  24    then contributions using the following licenses can be accepted:
  25    * BSD (2-clause): http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause
  26    * BSD (3-clause): http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
  27    * MIT: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
  28    * Python-2.0: http://opensource.org/licenses/Python-2.0
  29    * Zlib: http://opensource.org/licenses/Zlib
  30
  31    Contributions of code put into the public domain can also be
  32    accepted.
  33
  34    Contributions using other licenses might be accepted, but further
  35    review will be required.
  36
  37 =====================================================
  38 = Change Description / Commit Message / Patch Email =
  39 =====================================================
  40
  41 Your change description should use the standard format for a
  42 commit message, and must include your "Signed-off-by" signature
  43 and the "Contributed-under" message.
  44
  45 == Sample Change Description / Commit Message =
  46
  47 === Start of sample patch email message ===
  48
  49 From: Contributor Name <contributor@example.com>
  50 Subject: [PATCH] CodeModule: Brief-single-line-summary
  51
  52 Full-commit-message
  53
  54 Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0
  55 Signed-off-by: Contributor Name <contributor@example.com>
  56 ---
  57
  58 An extra message for the patch email which will not be considered part
  59 of the commit message can be added here.
  60
  61 Patch content inline or attached
  62
  63 === End of sample patch email message ===
  64
  65 === Notes for sample patch email ===
  66
  67 * The first line of commit message is taken from the email's subject
  68   line following [PATCH]. The remaining portion of the commit message
  69   is the email's content until the '---' line.
  70 * git format-patch is one way to create this format
  71
  72 === Definitions for sample patch email ===
  73
  74 * "CodeModule" is a short idenfier for the affected code.  For
  75   example MdePkg, or MdeModulePkg UsbBusDxe.
  76 * "Brief-single-line-summary" is a short summary of the change.
  77 * The entire first line should be less than ~70 characters.
  78 * "Full-commit-message" a verbose multiple line comment describing
  79   the change.  Each line should be less than ~70 characters.
  80 * "Contributed-under" explicitely states that the contribution is
  81   made under the terms of the contribtion agreement.  This
  82   agreement is included below in this document.
  83 * "Signed-off-by" is the contributor's signature identifying them
  84   by their real/legal name and their email address.
  85
  86 ========================================
  87 = TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0 =
  88 ========================================
  89
  90 INTEL CORPORATION ("INTEL") MAKES AVAILABLE SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION,
  91 INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE TIANOCORE OPEN SOURCE
  92 PROJECT (COLLECTIVELY "CONTENT"). USE OF THE CONTENT IS GOVERNED BY THE
  93 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND INTEL AND/OR THE
  94 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSE AGREEMENTS OR NOTICES INDICATED OR
  95 REFERENCED BELOW. BY USING THE CONTENT, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE
  96 CONTENT IS GOVERNED BY THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
  97 OF ANY APPLICABLE LICENSE AGREEMENTS OR NOTICES INDICATED OR REFERENCED
  98 BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
  99 AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY APPLICABLE LICENSE
 100 AGREEMENTS OR NOTICES INDICATED OR REFERENCED BELOW, THEN YOU MAY NOT
 101 USE THE CONTENT.
 102
 103 Unless otherwise indicated, all Content made available on the TianoCore
 104 site is provided to you under the terms and conditions of the BSD
 105 License ("BSD"). A copy of the BSD License is available at
 106 http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
 107 or when applicable, in the associated License.txt file.
 108
 109 Certain other content may be made available under other licenses as
 110 indicated in or with such Content. (For example, in a License.txt file.)
 111
 112 You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your
 113 present and future Contributions submitted to TianoCore site. Except
 114 for the license granted to Intel hereunder, You reserve all right,
 115 title, and interest in and to Your Contributions.
 116
 117 == SECTION 1: Definitions ==
 118 * "You" or "Contributor" shall mean the copyright owner or legal
 119   entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making a
 120   Contribution hereunder. All other entities that control, are
 121   controlled by, or are under common control with that entity are
 122   considered to be a single Contributor. For the purposes of this
 123   definition, "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to
 124   cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by
 125   contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%)
 126   or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership
 127   of such entity.
 128 * "Contribution" shall mean any original work of authorship,
 129   including any modifications or additions to an existing work,
 130   that is intentionally submitted by You to the TinaoCore site for
 131   inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the Content. For the
 132   purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of
 133   electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to the
 134   TianoCore site or its representatives, including but not limited
 135   to communication on electronic mailing lists, source code
 136   control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by,
 137   or on behalf of, the TianoCore site for the purpose of
 138   discussing and improving the Content, but excluding
 139   communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise
 140   designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."
 141
 142 == SECTION 2: License for Contributions ==
 143 * Contributor hereby agrees that redistribution and use of the
 144   Contribution in source and binary forms, with or without
 145   modification, are permitted provided that the following
 146   conditions are met:
 147 ** Redistributions of source code must retain the Contributor's
 148    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
 149    disclaimer.
 150 ** Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the Contributor's
 151    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
 152    disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
 153    with the distribution.
 154 * Disclaimer. None of the names of Contributor, Intel, or the names
 155   of their respective contributors may be used to endorse or
 156   promote products derived from this software without specific
 157   prior written permission.
 158 * Contributor grants a license (with the right to sublicense) under
 159   claims of Contributor's patents that Contributor can license that
 160   are infringed by the Contribution (as delivered by Contributor) to
 161   make, use, distribute, sell, offer for sale, and import the
 162   Contribution and derivative works thereof solely to the minimum
 163   extent necessary for licensee to exercise the granted copyright
 164   license; this patent license applies solely to those portions of
 165   the Contribution that are unmodified. No hardware per se is
 166   licensed.
 167 * EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 3 BELOW, THE
 168   CONTRIBUTION IS PROVIDED BY THE CONTRIBUTOR "AS IS" AND ANY
 169   EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 170   THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
 171   PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 172   CONTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
 173   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
 174   NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
 175   LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
 176   HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
 177   CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
 178   OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THE
 179   CONTRIBUTION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
 180   DAMAGE.
 181
 182 == SECTION 3: Representations ==
 183 * You represent that You are legally entitled to grant the above
 184   license. If your employer(s) has rights to intellectual property
 185   that You create that includes Your Contributions, You represent
 186   that You have received permission to make Contributions on behalf
 187   of that employer, that Your employer has waived such rights for
 188   Your Contributions.
 189 * You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original
 190   creation (see Section 4 for submissions on behalf of others).
 191   You represent that Your Contribution submissions include complete
 192   details of any third-party license or other restriction
 193   (including, but not limited to, related patents and trademarks)
 194   of which You are personally aware and which are associated with
 195   any part of Your Contributions.
 196
 197 == SECTION 4: Third Party Contributions ==
 198 * Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation,
 199   You may submit it to TianoCore site separately from any
 200   Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source
 201   and of any license or other restriction (including, but not
 202   limited to, related patents, trademarks, and license agreements)
 203   of which You are personally aware, and conspicuously marking the
 204   work as "Submitted on behalf of a third-party: [named here]".
 205
 206 == SECTION 5: Miscellaneous ==
 207 * Applicable Laws. Any claims arising under or relating to this
 208   Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of
 209   the State of Delaware or federal courts located in Delaware,
 210   without regard to principles of conflict of laws.
 211 * Language. This Agreement is in the English language only, which
 212   language shall be controlling in all respects, and all versions
 213   of this Agreement in any other language shall be for accommodation
 214   only and shall not be binding. All communications and notices made
 215   or given pursuant to this Agreement, and all documentation and
 216   support to be provided, unless otherwise noted, shall be in the
 217   English language.
 218