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# Contributing
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## Sign your work
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The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for the patch. Your
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signature certifies that you wrote the patch or otherwise have the right to pass
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it on as an open-source patch. The rules are pretty simple: if you can certify
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the below (from [developercertificate.org](http://developercertificate.org/)):
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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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Then you just add a line to every git commit message:
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Signed-off-by: Joe Smith <joe.smith@email.com>
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Use your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.)
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If you set your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs, you can sign your
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commit automatically with `git commit -s`.
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