docs/contributing.md

OpenSBI Contribution Guideline
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All contributions to OpenSBI must be sent via email patches to the OpenSBI
mailing list at `opensbi@lists.infradead.org`

To join the OpenSBI mailing list, please visit the [OpenSBI infradead page].

The mailing list based patch approach is preferred over github PRs so that they
are visible to a wider audience. All accepted patches on the OpenSBI mailing
list will be taken by one of the OpenSBI maintainers and merged into the
[OpenSBI main repository].

All contributed work must follow the following rules:
1. OpenSBI code should be written in accordance to the [Linux coding style].
2. This project embraces the [Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)] for
contributions. This means that you must agree to the following prior to
submitting patches: if you agree with this developer certificate you
acknowledge this by adding a Signed-off-by tag to your patch commit log.
Every submitted patch must have this tag.
3. A commit message must have a subject line, followed by a blank line,
followed by a description of the patch content. A blank line and the author
Signed-off-by tag must follow this description.
4. A commit subject line must start with a prefix followed by a ":". Common
prefixes are for example "lib:", "platform:", "firmware:", "docs:", "utils:"
and "top:".
5. Maintainers should use "Rebase and Merge" when using GitHub to merge pull
requests to avoid creating unnecessary merge commits.
6. Maintainers should avoid creating branches directly in the main
riscv/opensbi repository. Instead, prefer using a fork of the riscv/opensbi main
repository and branches within that fork to create pull requests.
7. A maintainer cannot merge his own pull requests in the riscv/opensbi main
repository.

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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.

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[OpenSBI main repository]: https://github.com/riscv/opensbi
[OpenSBI infradead page]: http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/opensbi
[Linux coding style]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.10/process/coding-style.html
[Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)]: http://developercertificate.org/