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chore: Switch to the MPL 2.0 license (#3654)
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1. [Assumptions](#assumptions)
1. [Your First Contribution](#your-first-contribution)
1. [New sources, sinks, and transforms](#new-sources-sinks-and-transforms)
1. [Change Control](#change-control)
1. [Git Branches](#git-branches)
1. [Git Commits](#git-commits)
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1. [Dependencies](#dependencies)
1. [Guidelines](#guidelines)
1. [Sink Healthchecks](#sink-healthchecks)
1. [Metric naming convention](#metric-naming-convention)
1. [Testing](#testing)
1. [Sample Logs](#sample-logs)
1. [Tips and Tricks](#tips-and-tricks)
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### DCO

Vector requires all contributors to agree to the DCO. DCO stands for Developer
Certificate of Origin and is maintained by the [Linux
Foundation](https://www.linuxfoundation.org). It is an attestation attached to
every commit made by every developer. It ensures that all committed code
adheres to the [Vector license](LICENSE.md) (Apache 2.0).
Certificate of Origin and is maintained by the
[Linux Foundation](https://www.linuxfoundation.org). It is an attestation
attached to every commit made by every developer. It ensures that all committed
code adheres to the [Vector license](LICENSE.md).

#### Trivial changes

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### Granted rights and copyright assignment

It is important to note that the DCO is not a license. The license of the
project – in our case the Apache License – is the license under which the
contribution is made. However, the DCO in conjunction with the Apache License
may be considered an alternate CLA.

The existence of section 5 of the Apache License is proof that the Apache
License is intended to be usable without CLAs. Users need for the code to be
open-source, with all the legal rights that imply, but it is the open source
license that provides this. The Apache License provides very generous
copyright permissions from contributors, and contributors explicitly grant
patent licenses as well. These rights are granted to everyone.
project is the license under which the contribution is made. However, the DCO
in conjunction with the Vector License may be considered an alternate
Contributor License Agreement (CLA).

## FAQ

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