We'd love to accept your sample apps and patches! Before we can take them, we have to jump a couple of legal hurdles.
- If you are an individual writing original source code and you're sure you own the intellectual property, then you'll need to read individual CLA , and send email to us.
- If you work for a company that wants to allow you to contribute your work,then you'll need to sign a corporate CLA, and send email to us.
Follow either of the two links above to access the appropriate CLA and instructions for how to sign and return it. Once we receive it, we'll be able to accept your pull requests.
- Submit an issue describing your proposed change to the repository in question.
- The repository owner will respond to your issue promptly.
- If your proposed change is accepted, and you haven't already done so, sign a Contributor License Agreement (see details above).
- Fork the desired repository, develop and test your code changes.
- Ensure that your code adheres to the existing style in the sample to which you are contributing.
- Ensure that your code has an appropriate set of unit tests which all pass.
- Submit a pull request!
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"You" (or "Your") shall mean the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making this Agreement with Seeed Studio. For legal entities, the entity making a Contribution and all other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity are considered to be a single Contributor. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.
"Contribution" shall mean the code, documentation or any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to Seeed Studio for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by Seeed Studio (the "Work"). For the purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to Seeed Studio or its representatives, including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, Seeed Studio for the purpose of discussing and improving the Work, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."
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