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1Contributions are accepted via GitLab merge requests to
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3  https://gitlab.com/petsc/petsc
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5If you are planning a large contribution, we
6encourage you to discuss the concept on the petsc-dev@mcs.anl.gov mailing list and interact
7with us frequently to ensure that your effort is well-directed.
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9PETSc is distributed under a 2-clause BSD license (see LICENSE).  The
10act of submitting a pull request or patch (with or without an explicit
11Signed-off-by tag) will be understood as an affirmation of the
12following:
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14  Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
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16  By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
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18  (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
19      have the right to submit it under the open source license
20      indicated in the file; or
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22  (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
23      of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
24      license and I have the right under that license to submit that
25      work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
26      by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
27      permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
28      in the file; or
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30  (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
31      person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
32      it.
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34  (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
35      are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
36      personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
37      maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
38      this project or the open source license(s) involved.
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