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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ We'd love to accept your sample apps and patches! Before we can take them, we
 have to jump a couple of legal hurdles.
 
 Please fill out either the individual or corporate Contributor License Agreement
-(CLA).
+(CLA). For more information on the purpose of CLA, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributor_License_Agreement
 
   * If you are an individual writing original source code and you're sure you
     own the intellectual property, then you'll need to sign an [individual CLA]