CONTRIBUTING

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   2         Contributing to this project
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   6 This project accepts contributions. In order to contribute, you should
   7 pay attention to a few things:
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   9     1 - your code must follow the coding style rules
  10     2 - the format of the submission must be email patches
  11     3 - your work must be signed
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  14 Coding Style:
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  17 The coding style follows the Linux kernel coding style.
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  19 The coding style is defined in the 'CodingStyle' file, available in
  20 the directory 'Documentation' of the Linux kernel source tree.
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  22 It can be accessible online too:
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  24 http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v2.6.27/Documentation/CodingStyle
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  26 Submitting Modifications:
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  29 The contributions should be email patches. The guidelines are the same
  30 as the patch submission for the Linux kernel except for the DCO which
  31 is defined below. The guidelines are defined in the
  32 'SubmittingPatches' file, available in the directory 'Documentation'
  33 of the Linux kernel source tree.
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  35 It can be accessible online too:
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  37 http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v2.6.27/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
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  39 Developer Certificate of Origin:
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  42 To improve tracking of contributions to this project we will use a
  43 process modeled on the modified DCO 1.1 and use a "sign-off" procedure
  44 on patches that are being emailed around or contributed in any other
  45 way.
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  47 The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for the
  48 patch, which certifies that you wrote it or otherwise have the right
  49 to pass it on as an open-source patch.  The rules are pretty simple:
  50 if you can certify the below:
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  52 By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
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  54 (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I have
  55     the right to submit it under the open source license indicated in
  56     the file; or
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  58 (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best of
  59     my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source License
  60     and I have the right under that license to submit that work with
  61     modifications, whether created in whole or in part by me, under
  62     the same open source license (unless I am permitted to submit
  63     under a different license), as indicated in the file; or
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  65 (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other person
  66     who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified it.
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  68 (d) The contribution is made free of any other party's intellectual
  69     property claims or rights.
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  71 (e) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution are
  72     public and that a record of the contribution (including all
  73     personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
  74     maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
  75     this project or the open source license(s) involved.
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  77
  78 then you just add a line saying
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  80         Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.org>
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  82 using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous
  83 contributions.)