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