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## How to Contribute
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Contributions to esp-idf - fixing bugs, adding features, adding documentation - are welcome. We accept contributions via the [Github Pull Request](https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/) feature.
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Contributions to esp-idf - fixing bugs, adding features, adding documentation - are welcome. We accept contributions via [Github Pull Requests](https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/).
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## Before Contributing
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Before sending us a Pull Request, please consider this list of points:
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* Is the contribution entirely your own work, or already licensed under an Apache License 2.0 compatible Open Source License? If not then we cannot accept it.
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* Is the contribution entirely your own work, or already licensed under an Apache License 2.0 compatible Open Source License? If not then we unfortunately cannot accept it.
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* Does any new code conform to the esp-idf Style Guide? (Style Guide currently pending).
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@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Before sending us a Pull Request, please consider this list of points:
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* Are comments and documentation written in clear English, with no spelling or grammar errors?
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* If the contribution contains multiple commits, are they grouped together into logical changes (one major change per pull request)? Are any commits with names like "fixed typo" squashed into previous commits?
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* If the contribution contains multiple commits, are they grouped together into logical changes (one major change per pull request)? Are any commits with names like "fixed typo" [squashed into previous commits](http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2014/02/19/squashing-github-pull-requests-into-a-single-commit/)?
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* If you're unsure about any of these points, please open the Pull Request anyhow and then ask us for feedback.
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@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ If this process passes, it will be merged onto the public github repository.
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## Legal Part
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Before a contribution is accepted, you will need to sign our Contributor Agreement. You will be prompted for this automatically as part of the Pull Request process.
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Before a contribution can be accepted, you will need to sign our [Contributor Agreement](docs/contributor-agreement.rst). You will be prompted for this automatically as part of the Pull Request process.
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Contributor Agreement
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---------------------
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Individual Contributor Non-Exclusive License Agreement
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------------------------------------------------------
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including the Traditional Patent License OPTION
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-----------------------------------------------
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Thank you for your interest in contributing to Espressif IoT Development
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Framework (esp-idf) ("We" or "Us").
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The purpose of this contributor agreement ("Agreement") is to clarify
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and document the rights granted by contributors to Us. To make this
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document effective, please follow the instructions at
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https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md.
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1. DEFINITIONS
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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**"You"** means the Individual Copyright owner who submits a
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Contribution to Us. If You are an employee and submit the Contribution
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as part of your employment, You have had Your employer approve this
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Agreement or sign the Entity version of this document.
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**"Contribution"** means any original work of authorship (software
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and/or documentation) including any modifications or additions to an
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existing work, Submitted by You to Us, in which You own the Copyright.
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If You do not own the Copyright in the entire work of authorship, please
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contact Us at angus@espressif.com.
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**"Copyright"** means all rights protecting works of authorship owned or
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controlled by You, including copyright, moral and neighboring rights, as
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appropriate, for the full term of their existence including any
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extensions by You.
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**"Material"** means the software or documentation made available by Us
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to third parties. When this Agreement covers more than one software
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project, the Material means the software or documentation to which the
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Contribution was Submitted. After You Submit the Contribution, it may be
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included in the Material.
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**"Submit"** means any form of physical, electronic, or written
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communication sent to Us, including but not limited to electronic
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mailing lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems
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that are managed by, or on behalf of, Us, but excluding communication
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that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You
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as "Not a Contribution."
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**"Submission Date"** means the date You Submit a Contribution to Us.
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**"Documentation"** means any non-software portion of a Contribution.
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2. LICENSE GRANT
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2.1 Copyright License to Us
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Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant
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to Us a worldwide, royalty-free, NON-exclusive, perpetual and
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irrevocable license, with the right to transfer an unlimited number of
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non-exclusive licenses or to grant sublicenses to third parties, under
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the Copyright covering the Contribution to use the Contribution by all
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means, including, but not limited to:
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- to publish the Contribution,
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- to modify the Contribution, to prepare derivative works based upon or
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containing the Contribution and to combine the Contribution with
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other software code,
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- to reproduce the Contribution in original or modified form,
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- to distribute, to make the Contribution available to the public,
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display and publicly perform the Contribution in original or modified
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form.
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2.2 Moral Rights remain unaffected to the extent they are recognized and
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not waivable by applicable law. Notwithstanding, You may add your name
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in the header of the source code files of Your Contribution and We will
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respect this attribution when using Your Contribution.
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3. PATENTS
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~~~~~~~~~~
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3.1 Patent License
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Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement You hereby grant
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to us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual and
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irrevocable (except as stated in Section 3.2) patent license, with the
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right to transfer an unlimited number of non-exclusive licenses or to
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grant sublicenses to third parties, to make, have made, use, sell, offer
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for sale, import and otherwise transfer the Contribution and the
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Contribution in combination with the Material (and portions of such
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combination). This license applies to all patents owned or controlled by
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You, whether already acquired or hereafter acquired, that would be
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infringed by making, having made, using, selling, offering for sale,
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importing or otherwise transferring of Your Contribution(s) alone or by
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combination of Your Contribution(s) with the Material.
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3.2 Revocation of Patent License
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You reserve the right to revoke the patent license stated in section 3.1
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if we make any infringement claim that is targeted at your Contribution
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and not asserted for a Defensive Purpose. An assertion of claims of the
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Patents shall be considered for a "Defensive Purpose" if the claims are
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asserted against an entity that has filed, maintained, threatened, or
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voluntarily participated in a patent infringement lawsuit against Us or
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any of Our licensees.
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4. DISCLAIMER
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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THE CONTRIBUTION IS PROVIDED "AS IS". MORE PARTICULARLY, ALL EXPRESS OR
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IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY
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OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
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NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED BY YOU TO US AND BY US TO YOU.
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TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH WARRANTIES CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED, SUCH
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WARRANTY IS LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE MINIMUM PERIOD PERMITTED BY LAW.
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5. Consequential Damage Waiver
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL YOU
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OR US BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS,
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LOSS OF DATA, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND EXEMPLARY
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DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL OR
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EQUITABLE THEORY (CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) UPON WHICH THE CLAIM IS
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BASED.
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6. Approximation of Disclaimer and Damage Waiver
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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IF THE DISCLAIMER AND DAMAGE WAIVER MENTIONED IN SECTION 4 AND SECTION 5
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CANNOT BE GIVEN LEGAL EFFECT UNDER APPLICABLE LOCAL LAW, REVIEWING
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COURTS SHALL APPLY LOCAL LAW THAT MOST CLOSELY APPROXIMATES AN ABSOLUTE
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WAIVER OF ALL CIVIL LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTRIBUTION.
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7. Term
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~~~~~~~
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7.1 This Agreement shall come into effect upon Your acceptance of the
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terms and conditions.
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7.2 In the event of a termination of this Agreement Sections 4, 5, 6, 7
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and 8 shall survive such termination and shall remain in full force
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thereafter. For the avoidance of doubt, Contributions that are already
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licensed under a free and open source license at the date of the
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termination shall remain in full force after the termination of this
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Agreement.
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8. Miscellaneous
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8.1 This Agreement and all disputes, claims, actions, suits or other
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proceedings arising out of this agreement or relating in any way to it
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shall be governed by the laws of People's Republic of China excluding
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its private international law provisions.
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8.2 This Agreement sets out the entire agreement between You and Us for
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Your Contributions to Us and overrides all other agreements or
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understandings.
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8.3 If any provision of this Agreement is found void and unenforceable,
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such provision will be replaced to the extent possible with a provision
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that comes closest to the meaning of the original provision and that is
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enforceable. The terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall
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apply notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of this Agreement
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or any limited remedy to the maximum extent possible under law.
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8.4 You agree to notify Us of any facts or circumstances of which you
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become aware that would make this Agreement inaccurate in any respect.
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