From d9df41c4d53221dba534d12c376c3ac57aebb176 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justine Tunney Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:36:52 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add example email to CONTRIBUTING.md --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 1db711677..a67886018 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -16,10 +16,25 @@ contributors who prefer to remain anonymous to the public. The first time you send a pull request, you need to send an email to Justine Tunney stating that you intend to assign her -the copyright to the changes you contribute to Cosmopolitan. This only -applies to the code you *choose* to contribute. It only has to happen -once. The email should be sent from an email address associated with -your identity. Your email should link to your pull request. +the copyright to the changes you contribute to Cosmopolitan. It only +needs to happen once. This only applies to the code you *choose* to +contribute. The email should be sent from an email address associated +with your identity. Your email should link to your pull request. + +To make things easy, here's an example of a good email you can use: + +> **From**: YOUR NAME (yname@gmail.com) +> **To**: Justine Tunney (jtunney@gmail.com) +> **Subject**: Cosmopolitan Copyright Assignment for YOUR NAME +> +> Hi Justine, +> +> I made my first contribution to Cosmopolitan in +> https://github.com/jart/cosmopolitan/pull/XXXX could you please take a +> look? I intend to assign you the copyright to the changes I contribute +> to Cosmopolitan. +> +> Thanks! Please note that in order to give Justine the copyright, it has to be yours to give in the first place. If you're employed, then you should