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Change license from BSD-3 to dual RSALv2+SSPLv1 #13157

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75 changes: 69 additions & 6 deletions CONTRIBUTING.md
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Note: by contributing code to the Redis project in any form, including sending
a pull request via GitHub, a code fragment or patch via private email or
public discussion groups, you agree to release your code under the terms
of the Redis license that you can find in the COPYING file included in the Redis
source distribution.
By contributing code to the Redis project in any form you agree to the Redis Software Grant and
Contributor License Agreement attached below. Only contributions made under the Redis Software Grant
and Contributor License Agreement may be accepted by Redis, and any contribution is subject to the
terms of the Redis dual-license under RSALv2/SSPLv1 as described in the LICENSE.txt file included in
the Redis source distribution.

# REDIS SOFTWARE GRANT AND CONTRIBUTOR LICENSE AGREEMENT

To specify the intellectual property license granted in any Contribution, Redis Ltd., ("**Redis**")
requires a Software Grant and Contributor License Agreement ("**Agreement**"). This Agreement is for
your protection as a contributor as well as the protection of Redis and its users; it does not
change your rights to use your own Contribution for any other purpose.

By making any Contribution, You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for the
Contribution. Except for the license granted in this Agreement to Redis and the recipients of the
software distributed by Redis, You reserve all right, title, and interest in and to Your
Contribution.

1. **Definitions**

1.1. "**You**" (or "**Your**") means the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the
copyright owner that is entering into this Agreement with Redis. For legal entities, the entity
making a Contribution and all other entities that Control, are Controlled by, or are under
common Control with that entity are considered to be a single contributor. For the purposes of
this definition, "**Control**" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction
or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty
percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.

1.2. "**Contribution**" means the code, documentation, or any original work of authorship,
including any modifications or additions to an existing work described above.

2. "**Work**" means any software project stewarded by Redis.

3. **Grant of Copyright License**. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You grant
to Redis and to the recipients of the software distributed by Redis a perpetual, worldwide,
non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare
derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Your
Contribution and such derivative works.

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where such license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You that are necessarily
infringed by Your Contribution alone or by a combination of Your Contribution with the Work to
which such Contribution was submitted. If any entity institutes patent litigation against You or
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for that Contribution or Work terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.

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to grant the above licenses; and (ii) if You are an entity, each employee or agent designated by
You is authorized to submit the Contribution on behalf of You; and (iii) your Contribution is
Your original work, and that it will not infringe on any third party's intellectual property
right(s).

6. **Disclaimer**. You are not expected to provide support for Your Contribution, except to the
extent You desire to provide support. You may provide support for free, for a fee, or not at all.
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, You provide Your Contribution on an
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# IMPORTANT: HOW TO USE REDIS GITHUB ISSUES

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4. For minor fixes - open a pull request on GitHub.

Thanks!
Additional information on the RSALv2/SSPLv1 dual-license is also found in the LICENSE.txt file.
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