From d08004aa740ccbdb30d99ee461dd71e27e6c2a21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Britta Gustafson Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2016 16:53:40 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Adding standard 18F licensing info --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ LICENSE.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.md create mode 100644 LICENSE.md diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3e33e43 --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +## Welcome! + +We're so glad you're thinking about contributing to an 18F open source project! If you're unsure about anything, just ask -- or submit the issue or pull request anyway. The worst that can happen is you'll be politely asked to change something. We love all friendly contributions. + +We want to ensure a welcoming environment for all of our projects. Our staff follow the [18F Code of Conduct](https://github.com/18F/code-of-conduct/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md) and all contributors should do the same. + +We encourage you to read this project's CONTRIBUTING policy (you are here), its [LICENSE](LICENSE.md), and its [README](README.md). + +If you have any questions or want to read more, check out the [18F Open Source Policy GitHub repository]( https://github.com/18f/open-source-policy), or just [shoot us an email](mailto:18f@gsa.gov). + +## Public domain + +This project is in the public domain within the United States, and +copyright and related rights in the work worldwide are waived through +the [CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). + +All contributions to this project will be released under the CC0 +dedication. By submitting a pull request, you are agreeing to comply +with this waiver of copyright interest. diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..19fa33d --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSE.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +As a work of the United States Government, this project is in the +public domain within the United States. + +Additionally, we waive copyright and related rights in the work +worldwide through the CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication. + +## CC0 1.0 Universal Summary + +This is a human-readable summary of the [Legal Code (read the full text)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode). + +### No Copyright + +The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to +the public domain by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide +under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the +extent allowed by law. + +You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial +purposes, all without asking permission. + +### Other Information + +In no way are the patent or trademark rights of any person affected by CC0, +nor are the rights that other persons may have in the work or in how the +work is used, such as publicity or privacy rights. + +Unless expressly stated otherwise, the person who associated a work with +this deed makes no warranties about the work, and disclaims liability for +all uses of the work, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. +When using or citing the work, you should not imply endorsement by the +author or the affirmer.