diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index aca382c522..be0ad31d66 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -267,14 +267,15 @@ distribution does not exist or would be inconvenient. The following rules must be followed for PRs that include files from another project: -- The license of the file is +* The license of the file is [permissive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permissive_free_software_licence). -- The license of the file is left in-tact. -- The contribution is correctly attributed in the [3rd party + +* The license of the file is left in-tact. + +* The contribution is correctly attributed in the [3rd party notices](./THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT) file in the repository, as needed. See [EnvironmentVariablesExtensions.cs](./src/Shared/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesExtensions.cs) for an example of a file copied from another project and attributed in the [3rd party notices](./THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT) file. -