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docs/get-involved.rst

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+############
+Get Involved
+############
+
+We need your help!
+
+********************
+Contribution process
+********************
+
+If you are interested in supporting this project, join the project itself. Start downloading the code, look at the documentation provided and join our IRC channel (#mosa on Freenode).
+
+****
+Jobs
+****
+
+We need help to achieve our goals. You can either help us with documentation, community, by fixing bugs in our code base, fixing reported [issues](https://github.com/mosa/MOSA-Project/issues?direction=desc&sort=updated&state=open) or taking on one of the open jobs. If you want to contribute, please make yourself heard on our IRC channel.
+
+*****
+Rules
+*****
+
+We are open to contributions from all areas. There are some exceptions though, which mean that we can not accept your contributions if you:
+
+- have inspected proprietary code with Reflector, ildasm or similar tools and you plan on providing MOSA an implementation of that.
+- have access to proprietary code related to operating system development, managed code or runtime implementations for managed environments.
+
+Please be careful with any contribution you make regarding to patents, other open source licenses and any potential restrictions. We can only accept contributions compatiable with the `New BSD License <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses>`__. MIT license is a compatible license, while GNU licenses are incomparable. Read more about our :doc:`license` policy.
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docs/index.rst

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    intro
    faq
+   get-involved
    authors
+   license
    about-this-documentation

docs/license.rst

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+MOSA is licensed under the `New BSD License <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_BSD>`__:
+
+.. code-block::
+
+  Copyright (c) 2008, MOSA-Project
+  All rights reserved.
+
+  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, 
+  with or without modification, are permitted provided 
+  that the following conditions are met:
+
+  * Redistributions of source code must retain the
+    above copyright notice, this list of conditions 
+    and the following disclaimer.
+
+  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the 
+    above copyright notice, this list of conditions and 
+    the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or 
+    other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+  * Neither the name of Managed Operating System Alliance (MOSA) 
+    nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse 
+    or promote products derived from this software without 
+    specific prior written permission.
+
+  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND 
+  CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
+  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES 
+  OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE 
+  DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS
+  BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, 
+  EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 
+  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, 
+  OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY 
+  THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT 
+  (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
+  THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY 
+  OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+We will accept contributions submitted under the New BSD License or the compatible `MIT/X11 License <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License>`__. Note: GNU licenses are not compatible with the BSD license.