From 8cde6a66d02318f7eba1753a12ad81d5fb68773c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Porter Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 09:07:00 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] [dco] updated readme to include contributing/developing, calling out the dco process --- README.md | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 237ace226b..1420a90cbf 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,6 +4,48 @@ [Engineering Wiki](https://github.com/sensu/engineering/wiki) +## Contributing/Development + +To make a good faith effort to ensure the criteria of the MIT License are met, Sensu Inc requires the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) process to be followed. + +The DCO is an attestation attached to every contribution made by every developer. In the commit message of the contribution, the developer simply adds a Signed-off-by statement and thereby agrees to the DCO, which you can find below or at http://developercertificate.org/. + +``` +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. +``` + +The general development process is: + +1. Fork this repo and clone it to your workstation. +2. Create a feature branch for your change. +3. Write code and tests. +4. Push your feature branch to github and open a pull request against master. + + ## Protobuf ### Overview