From a4f30846d4997f9204a6001c16f4a778254c1221 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wayne Beaton Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:26:38 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update the ECA section in the CONTRIBUTING file --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index b7024086..ffd9d3cd 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ more. ## Eclipse Contributor Agreement -Before your contribution can be accepted by the project team contributors must +In order to be able to contribute to Eclipse Foundation projects you must electronically sign the Eclipse Contributor Agreement (ECA). -* http://www.eclipse.org/legal/ECA.php +* https://www.eclipse.org/legal/ECA.php -Commits that are provided by non-committers must have a Signed-off-by field in -the footer indicating that the author is aware of the terms by which the -contribution has been provided to the project. The non-committer must -additionally have an Eclipse Foundation account and must have a signed Eclipse -Contributor Agreement (ECA) on file. +The ECA provides the Eclipse Foundation with a permanent record that you agree +that each of your contributions will comply with the commitments documented in +the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO). Having an ECA on file associated with +the email address matching the "Author" field of your contribution's Git commits +fulfills the DCO's requirement that you sign-off on your contributions. For more information, please see the Eclipse Committer Handbook: https://www.eclipse.org/projects/handbook/#resources-commit