diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index bf82caf..c6da174 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -671,3 +671,44 @@ To include a ``"foo.cfg"`` config file, use the following statement:: include("foo.cfg") This allows to re-use, for example flash configuration files, across different image configurations. + +License and Developing +====================== + +To contribute to genimage please prepare a pull request on Github. To make +it possible to include your modifications it's required that your code +additions are licensed under the same terms as genimage itself. So you +are required to agree to the following document: + + Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 + + By making a contribution to this project, I certify that: + + (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I + have the right to submit it under the open source license + indicated in the file; or + + (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best + of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source + license and I have the right under that license to submit that + work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part + by me, under the same open source license (unless I am + permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated + in the file; or + + (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other + person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified + it. + + (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution + are public and that a record of the contribution (including all + personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is + maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with + this project or the open source license(s) involved. + +Your agreement is expressed by adding a sign-off line to each of your +commits (e.g. using ``git commit -s``) looking as follows: + + Signed-off-by: Random J Developer + +with your identity and email address matching the commit meta data.