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diff --git a/roms/skiboot/CONTRIBUTING.md b/roms/skiboot/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e381bb312 --- /dev/null +++ b/roms/skiboot/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +Contributing to skiboot +======================= + +skiboot is OPAL (OpenPOWER Abstraction Layer) boot and runtime firmware for +POWER. + +If you haven't already, join us on IRC (#openpower on Freenode) and on +the mailing list ( skiboot@lists.ozlabs.org - subscribe by +going to https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/skiboot ) + +While we do use GitHub Issues, patches are accepted via the mailing list. +We expect participants to adhere to the GitHub Community Guidelines (found +at https://help.github.com/articles/github-community-guidelines/ ). + +All contributions should have a Developer Certificate of Origin (see below). + +Development Environment +----------------------- + +A host GCC of at least 4.9 is recommended (all modern Linux distributions +provide this). + +You can build on x86-64, ppc64 or ppc64le, you just need a powerpc64 (BE) +cross compiler. The powerpc64le cross compilers packaged in Linux distributions +can build BE code, so they are fine. + +Developer Certificate of Origin +------------------------------- + +Contributions to this project should conform to the `Developer Certificate +of Origin` as defined at http://elinux.org/Developer_Certificate_Of_Origin. +Commits to this project need to contain the following line to indicate +the submitter accepts the DCO: +``` +Signed-off-by: Your Name <your_email@domain.com> +``` +By contributing in this way, you agree to the terms as follows: +``` +Developer Certificate of Origin +Version 1.1 + +Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors. +660 York Street, Suite 102, +San Francisco, CA 94110 USA + +Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this +license document, but changing it is not allowed. + + +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. +``` + + |