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# Contributing to mold
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Summary: When you send a patch, you must agree that the patch is
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released under the dual license of the GNU AGPLv3 and the MIT license.
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As an indication of agreement, please add a `Signed-off-by` line to
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your commit message using `git commit -s`.
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Here is the long official version:
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mold is currently licensed under the GNU AGPLv3, but I want to relicense
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it under a more liberal license in the future. To make this possible,
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I want all patches to be submitted under the dual license of the GNU
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AGPLv3 and the MIT license (the "Dual License") from the beginning.
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To make it clear that contributors have agreed to release their
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patches under the Dual License, I introduced a sign-off procedure just
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like the Linux kernel project did. The sign-off is a simple line at
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the end of the git commit message, which certifies that you wrote it
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or otherwise have the right to pass it on as an open-source patch. The
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rules are pretty simple: if you can certify the below:
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> ## Developer's Certificate of Origin
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>
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> By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
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>
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> 1. 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 Dual License; or
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>
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> 2. The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
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> of my knowledge, is covered under the the Dual License and I
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> have the right under the Dual License to submit that work with
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> modifications, whether created in whole or in part by me, under
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> the Dual License (unless I am permitted to submit under
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> different licenses), as indicated in the file; or
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>
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> 3. The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
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> person who certified (1), (2) or (3) and I have not modified it.
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>
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> 4. 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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then you just add a line saying:
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```
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Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org>
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```
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using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.)
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This will be done for you automatically if you use ``git commit -s``.
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Reverts should also include "Signed-off-by". ``git revert -s`` does that
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for you.
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