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Small Code Exception

If your contribution meets all of the following criteria, it meets the small code exception and does not need to be registered in this repository.

Scope

The small code contribution is:

  • A bug fix, or
  • A trivial patch.

Security

If the small code contribution addresses a security vulnerability:

  • Coordinate with security team prior to contributing

Licensing

  • Project Open Source License: the small code contribution must be under the project's open source license
  • No Contributor License Agreement (CLA): the small code contribution is NOT subject to a CLA,
    • Exception: Small contributions to certain organizations subject to a CLA are permitted as follows:
      • Apache Foundation under the Apache Individual CLA.
      • Eclipse Foundation under the Eclipse Contributor Agreement.
      • Linux Foundation.
      • Google open source projects under the Google Individual CLA.
      • Microsoft under the Microsoft Individual CLA.
      • .NET Foundation under the .NET Foundation Individual CLA.
      • Python Software Foundation under the PSF Contributor Agreement.
      • The Unicode Consortium under the Unicode Consortium CLA.
      • Facebook open source projects under the Facebook Individual CLA.
    • DCO: small contributions under a Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) are permitted.

If these conditions do not apply, you must register your contribution.

[!tip] This Small Code Exception was previously known as the de minimus contribution policy.

For any questions, please contact legal