Thank you for your interest in contributing to software projects managed by the original author of WireQuery, Wouter Nederhof, born October 28th 1989 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands ("I" or "Me").
This contributor agreement ("Agreement") documents the rights granted by contributors to Me. To make this document effective, please sign it and send it to Me by mail, email, fax, or electronic submission, following the instructions at the contributing page. This is a legally binding document, so please read it carefully before agreeing to it. The Agreement may cover more than one software project managed by Me.
"You" means the individual who Submits a Contribution to Me.
"Contribution" means any work of authorship that is Submitted by You to Me in which You own or assert ownership of the Copyright.
"Copyright" means all rights protecting works of authorship owned or controlled by You, including copyright, moral and neighboring rights, as appropriate, for the full term of their existence including any extensions by You.
"Material" means the work of authorship which is made available by Me to third parties. When this Agreement covers more than one software project, the Material means the work of authorship to which the Contribution was Submitted. After You Submit the Contribution, it may be included in the Material.
"Submit" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to Me or our representatives, including but not limited to electronic mailing lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, Me for the purpose of discussing and improving the Material, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."
"Submission Date" means the date on which You Submit a Contribution to Me.
"Effective Date" means the date You execute this Agreement or the date You first Submit a Contribution to Me, whichever is earlier.
"Media" means any portion of a Contribution which is not software.
(a) You retain ownership of the Copyright in Your Contribution and have the same rights to use or license the Contribution which You would have had without entering into the Agreement.
(b) To the maximum extent permitted by the relevant law, You grant to Me a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable license under the Copyright covering the Contribution, with the right to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to reproduce, modify, display, perform and distribute the Contribution as part of the Material; provided that this license is conditioned upon compliance with Section 2.3.
For patent claims including, without limitation, method, process, and apparatus claims which You [or Your Affiliates] own, control or have the right to grant, now or in the future, You grant to Me a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable patent license, with the right to sublicense these rights to multiple tiers of sublicensees, to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import and otherwise transfer the Contribution and the Contribution in combination with the Material (and portions of such combination). This license is granted only to the extent that the exercise of the licensed rights infringes such patent claims; and provided that this license is conditioned upon compliance with Section 2.3.
Based on the grant of rights in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, if I include Your Contribution in a Material, I may license the Contribution under any license, including copyleft, permissive, commercial, or proprietary licenses. As a condition on the exercise of this right, I agree to also license the Contribution under the terms of the license or licenses which I are using for the Material on the Submission Date.
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2.5 Our Rights. You acknowledge that I are not obligated to use Your Contribution as part of the Material and may decide to include any Contribution I consider appropriate.
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