HowToContribute

How do I contribute?

Contributing is easy.

Firstly - make sure you've subscribed to the mailing list!

Next - when you contribute patches, you must abide by the Linux coding "Signed-off-by" concept. That is, that you did the work; that you don't know of any patent infringements introduced by your code; that you contribute you work under the same licence as the file falls under.

    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.

So, whenever you send a patch or merge request, it must include a signed-off-by tag indicating you agree to the above.

That's it! Send a merge request or patch with a signed-off-by tag and be prepared to haggle with the maintainers / developers!