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The Matrix.org Foundation is rolling out this DCO across all public repositories in its namespace. Of note, this DCO does not require the use of "real" or "legally identifiable" names. ### Pull Request Checklist <!-- Please read https://matrix-org.github.io/dendrite/development/contributing before submitting your pull request --> * [X] I have added Go unit tests or [Complement integration tests](https://github.com/matrix-org/complement) for this PR _or_ I have justified why this PR doesn't need tests * [X] Pull request includes a [sign off below using a legally identifiable name](https://matrix-org.github.io/dendrite/development/contributing#sign-off) _or_ I have already signed off privately Signed-off-by: `Josh Simmons <josh@foundation.matrix.org>` Co-authored-by: Josh Simmons <git@josh.tel>
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# Contributing to Dendrite
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Thank you for taking the time to contribute to Matrix!
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This is the repository for Dendrite, a second-generation Matrix homeserver written in Go.
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## Sign off
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We ask that everybody who contributes to this project signs off their contributions, as explained below.
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We follow a simple 'inbound=outbound' model for contributions: the act of submitting an 'inbound' contribution means that the contributor agrees to license their contribution under the same terms as the project's overall 'outbound' license - in our case, this is Apache Software License v2 (see [LICENSE](./LICENSE)).
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In order to have a concrete record that your contribution is intentional and you agree to license it under the same terms as the project's license, we've adopted the same lightweight approach used by the [Linux Kernel](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html), [Docker](https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md), and many other projects: the [Developer Certificate of Origin](https://developercertificate.org/) (DCO). This is a simple declaration that you wrote the contribution or otherwise have the right to contribute it to Matrix:
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Developer Certificate of Origin
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Version 1.1
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Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.
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660 York Street, Suite 102,
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San Francisco, CA 94110 USA
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Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
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license document, but changing it is not allowed.
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Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
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By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
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(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
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have the right to submit it under the open source license
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indicated in the file; or
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(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
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of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
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license and I have the right under that license to submit that
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work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
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by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
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permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
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in the file; or
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(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
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person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
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it.
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(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
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are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
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personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
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maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
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this project or the open source license(s) involved.
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```
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If you agree to this for your contribution, then all that's needed is to include the line in your commit or pull request comment:
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```
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Signed-off-by: Your Name <your@email.example.org>
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```
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Git allows you to add this signoff automatically when using the `-s` flag to `git commit`, which uses the name and email set in your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs. |