CONTRIBUTE

April 2014

To improve tracking of contributions to this project we will use a process modeled on the
modified DCO 1.1 and use a "sign-off" procedure on patches that are being emailed around
or contributed in any other way.  

The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for the patch, which certifies
that you wrote it or otherwise have the right to pass it on as an open-source patch. The
rules are pretty simple: if you can certify the below:

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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
and hereby do submit this under the EPL license; 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) The contribution is made free of any other party's intellectual property claims
or rights. 

(e) 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.
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Then you just add a line like: “Signed-off-by: Random Joe Developer <random@developer.org>"