Thank you for your interest in contributing to MidTerm. This Contributor License Agreement ("Agreement") documents the rights granted by contributors to this project.
By submitting a pull request or other contribution to this project, you agree to the following terms:
"You" means the individual who submits a Contribution to this project.
"Contribution" means any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to existing work, that you submit to this project for inclusion in the software.
"Project Owner" means Johannes Schmidt and any designated successors or assigns.
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This grant specifically enables dual-licensing, allowing the Project Owner to offer commercial licenses to third parties while maintaining the open source version under AGPL-3.0.
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You understand that the decision to include your Contribution in the project is entirely at the discretion of the Project Owner. This Agreement does not obligate the Project Owner to use or include your Contribution.
You are not expected to provide support for your Contributions, except to the extent you desire to provide support. You may provide support for free, for a fee, or not at all.
By submitting a Contribution (via pull request, patch, or other means), you signify your acceptance of this Agreement. No separate signature or additional documentation is required.
This CLA is based on common open source contributor agreements and is designed to enable dual-licensing while protecting both contributors and the project.