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authormicahhausler <micah.hausler@akimbo.io>2013-09-05 16:16:50 -0500
committerTim Graham <timograham@gmail.com>2013-09-05 17:55:09 -0400
commite62f3910226f996278e15e401974c87566ed6fd8 (patch)
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parentd6b11b0abbf3e841dca7b57b4c56404bf089d48d (diff)
[1.5.x] Fixed #21047 -- Added CLA mesage on the new contributor advice doc
Backport of 93dd31cadf from master
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@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ First steps
Start with these easy tasks to discover Django's development process.
+* **Sign the Contributor License Agreement**
+
+ The code that you write belongs to you or your employer. If your
+ contribution is more than one or two lines of code, you need to sign the
+ `CLA`_. See the `Contributor License Agreement FAQ`_ for a more thorough
+ explanation.
+
* **Triage tickets**
If an `unreviewed ticket`_ reports a bug, try and reproduce it. If you
@@ -51,6 +58,8 @@ Start with these easy tasks to discover Django's development process.
.. _reports page: https://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/Reports
+.. _CLA: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/cla/
+.. _Contributor License Agreement FAQ: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/cla/faq/
.. _unreviewed ticket: https://code.djangoproject.com/query?status=!closed&stage=Unreviewed