Thank you for your interest in contributing to Magnum Opus ("the Project"), maintained by Link H. Ackerman ("the Maintainer").
By submitting a contribution (code, documentation, or any other material) to this repository — via pull request or any other means — you agree to the following terms:
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Grant of Copyright License. You grant the Maintainer a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, sublicense, and relicense your contribution, in whole or in part, as part of the Project or otherwise.
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You Keep Your Copyright. You retain copyright ownership of your own contributions. This agreement does not transfer ownership — it grants the Maintainer the rights above alongside your own continuing rights.
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Contributions Are Also Licensed Under MIT. Your contribution will be distributed as part of the Project under the Project's current license, the MIT License. This is in addition to the rights you grant the Maintainer in this agreement.
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Right to Relicense. You understand and agree that the Maintainer may, at their sole discretion, relicense the Project (including your contribution) under a different license in the future — including a more restrictive or commercial license — without needing further permission from you.
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Original Work. You confirm that each contribution is your own original work, or that you otherwise have the right to submit it under these terms (for example, you have permission from your employer, if applicable).
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No Warranty. Your contribution is provided "as is," without warranty of any kind.
By opening a pull request against this repository, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to this CLA.
This CLA is written for a small open-source project and is not a substitute for legal advice. If you plan to rely on it for a larger commercial project, have a lawyer review it.