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MMJ Utils OSS Contribution Rules

Issue Tracking

  • All enhancement, bugfix, or change requests must begin with the creation of a mmj_utils Issue Request.
    • The issue request must be reviewed by MMJ engineers and approved prior to code review.

Coding Guidelines

  • Avoid introducing unnecessary complexity into existing code so that maintainability and readability are preserved.

  • Try to keep pull requests (PRs) as concise as possible:

    • Avoid committing commented-out code.
    • Wherever possible, each PR should address a single concern. If there are several otherwise-unrelated things that should be fixed to reach a desired endpoint, our recommendation is to open several PRs and indicate the dependencies in the description. The more complex the changes are in a single PR, the more time it will take to review those changes.
  • Write commit titles using imperative mood and these rules, and reference the Issue number corresponding to the PR. Following is the recommended format for commit texts:

#<Issue Number> - <Commit Title>

<Commit Body>
  • Make sure that you can contribute your work to open source (no license and/or patent conflict is introduced by your code). You will need to sign your commit.

Signing Your Work

  • We require that all contributors "sign-off" on their commits. This certifies that the contribution is your original work, or you have rights to submit it under the same license, or a compatible license.

    • Any contribution which contains commits that are not Signed-Off will not be accepted.
  • To sign off on a commit you simply use the --signoff (or -s) option when committing your changes:

    $ git commit -s -m "Add cool feature."

    This will append the following to your commit message:

    Signed-off-by: Your Name <your@email.com>
    
  • Full text of the DCO:

      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.