CONTRIBUTION_LICENSE_AGREEMENT.txt

International Business Machines, Inc. (IBM) Individual Contributor License Agreement ("Agreement")

Thank you for your interest in CBOMkit ("the Project").

You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and future Contributions submitted
to the Project. Except for the license granted herein to IBM and recipients of software distributed by IBM, You
reserve all right, title, and interest in and to Your Contributions.

1. Definitions.

    "You" (or "Your") shall mean the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that is
    making this Agreement with IBM. 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.
    "Contribution" shall mean any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an
    existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to the Project for inclusion in, or documentation of, the
    Project (”the Work”). For the purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of electronic,
    verbal, or written communication sent to the Project or its representatives, including but not limited to
    communication on electronic mailing lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems that
    are managed by, or on behalf of, the Project for the purpose of discussing and improving the Work, but
    excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You as "Not
    a Contribution."

    2. Grant of Copyright License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to
    IBM and to recipients of software distributed by IBM a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge,
    royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display,
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    free, irrevocable (except as stated in this section) patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell,
    sell, import, and otherwise transfer the Work to which Your Contribution(s) were submitted, where such
    license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You that are necessarily infringed by Your
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    Contribution(s) was submitted. If any entity institutes patent litigation against You or any other entity
    (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that your Contribution, or the Work to which
    you have contributed, constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then any patent licenses
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    4. You represent that you are legally entitled to grant the above license. If your employer(s) has rights to
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    5. You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see section 7 for
    submissions on behalf of others). You represent that Your Contribution submissions include complete
    details of any third-party license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents and
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    6. You are not expected to provide support for Your Contributions, except to the extent You desire to provide
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    7. Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to the Project
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    restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents, trademarks, and license agreements) of which you
    are personally aware, and conspicuously marking the work as "Submitted on behalf of a third-party:
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