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.. _Doxygen: http://www.doxygen.nl
.. _Breathe: https://breathe.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
.. _Exhale: https://exhale.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+
+Submitting Patches
+------------------
+
+Patches submitted to the libcamera project must be certified as suitable for
+integration into an open source project. As such libcamera follows the same
+model as utilised by the Linux kernel, and requires the use of 'Signed-off-by:'
+tags in all patches.
+
+By signing your contributions you are certifying your work in accordance with
+the `Developer's Certificate of Origin`_
+
+.. _Developer's Certificate of Origin: https://developercertificate.org/
diff --git a/licenses/developer-certificate-of-origin.txt b/licenses/developer-certificate-of-origin.txt
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+Developer Certificate of Origin
+Version 1.1
+
+Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.
+1 Letterman Drive
+Suite D4700
+San Francisco, CA, 94129
+
+Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
+license document, but changing it is not allowed.
+
+
+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.