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