EDK II Packages: Add Contributions.txt and License.txt files

Contributions.txt documents the contribution process for all
tianocore projects. The conents of Contributions.txt should
match in all cases.

License.txt is a per-project document showing the license terms
used by that project.

Signed-off-by: Jordan Justen <jordan.l.justen@intel.com>

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+

+======================

+= Code Contributions =

+======================

+

+To make a contribution to a TianoCore project, follow these steps.

+1. Create a change description in the format specified below to

+   use in the source control commit log.

+2. Your commit message must include your "Signed-off-by" signature,

+   and "Contributed-under" message.

+3. Your "Contributed-under" message explicitly states that the

+   contribution is made under the terms of the specified

+   contribution agreement.  Your "Contributed-under" message

+   must include the name of contribution agreement and version.

+   For example: Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0

+   The "TianoCore Contribution Agreement" is included below in

+   this document.

+4. Submit your code to the TianoCore project using the process

+   that the project documents on its web page.  If the process is

+   not documented, then submit the code on development email list

+   for the project.

+

+=======================================

+= Change Description / Commit Message =

+=======================================

+

+Your change description should use the standard format for a

+commit message, and must include your "Signed-off-by" signature

+and the "Contributed-under" message.

+

+== Sample Change Description / Commit Message =

+

+=== Definitions for sample change description ===

+

+* "CodeModule" is a short idenfier for the affected code.  For

+  example MdePkg, or MdeModulePkg UsbBusDxe.

+* "Brief-single-line-summary" is a short summary of the change.

+* The entire first line should be less than ~70 characters.

+* "Full-commit-message" a verbose multiple line comment describing

+  the change.  Each line should be less than ~70 characters.

+* "Contributed-under" explicitely states that the contribution is

+  made under the terms of the contribtion agreement.  This

+  agreement is included below in this document.

+* "Signed-off-by" is the contributor's signature identifying them

+  by their real/legal name and their email address.

+

+=== Start of sample change description / commit message ===

+CodeModule: Brief-single-line-summary

+

+Full-commit-message

+

+Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0

+Signed-off-by: Contributor Name <contributor@email.server>

+=== End of sample change description / commit message ===

+

+========================================

+= TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0 =

+========================================

+

+INTEL CORPORATION ("INTEL") MAKES AVAILABLE SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION,

+INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE TIANOCORE OPEN SOURCE

+PROJECT (COLLECTIVELY "CONTENT"). USE OF THE CONTENT IS GOVERNED BY THE

+TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND INTEL AND/OR THE

+TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSE AGREEMENTS OR NOTICES INDICATED OR

+REFERENCED BELOW. BY USING THE CONTENT, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE

+CONTENT IS GOVERNED BY THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

+OF ANY APPLICABLE LICENSE AGREEMENTS OR NOTICES INDICATED OR REFERENCED

+BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS

+AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY APPLICABLE LICENSE

+AGREEMENTS OR NOTICES INDICATED OR REFERENCED BELOW, THEN YOU MAY NOT

+USE THE CONTENT.

+

+Unless otherwise indicated, all Content made available on the TianoCore

+site is provided to you under the terms and conditions of the BSD

+License ("BSD"). A copy of the BSD License is available at

+http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php

+or when applicable, in the associated License.txt file.

+

+Certain other content may be made available under other licenses as

+indicated in or with such Content. (For example, in a License.txt file.)

+

+You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your

+present and future Contributions submitted to TianoCore site. Except

+for the license granted to Intel hereunder, You reserve all right,

+title, and interest in and to Your Contributions.

+

+== SECTION 1: Definitions ==

+* "You" or "Contributor" shall mean the copyright owner or legal

+  entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making a

+  Contribution hereunder. All other entities that control, are

+  controlled by, or are under common control with that entity are

+  considered to be a single Contributor. For the purposes of this

+  definition, "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to

+  cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by

+  contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%)

+  or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership

+  of such entity.

+* "Contribution" shall mean any original work of authorship,

+  including any modifications or additions to an existing work,

+  that is intentionally submitted by You to the TinaoCore site for

+  inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the Content. For the

+  purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of

+  electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to the

+  TianoCore site or its representatives, including but not limited

+  to communication on electronic mailing lists, source code

+  control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by,

+  or on behalf of, the TianoCore site for the purpose of

+  discussing and improving the Content, but excluding

+  communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise

+  designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."

+

+== SECTION 2: License for Contributions ==

+* Contributor hereby agrees that redistribution and use of the

+  Contribution in source and binary forms, with or without

+  modification, are permitted provided that the following

+  conditions are met:

+** Redistributions of source code must retain the Contributor's

+   copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following

+   disclaimer.

+** Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the Contributor's

+   copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following

+   disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided

+   with the distribution.

+* Disclaimer. None of the names of Contributor, Intel, or the names

+  of their respective contributors may be used to endorse or

+  promote products derived from this software without specific

+  prior written permission.

+* Contributor grants a license (with the right to sublicense) under

+  claims of Contributor's patents that Contributor can license that

+  are infringed by the Contribution (as delivered by Contributor) to

+  make, use, distribute, sell, offer for sale, and import the

+  Contribution and derivative works thereof solely to the minimum

+  extent necessary for licensee to exercise the granted copyright

+  license; this patent license applies solely to those portions of

+  the Contribution that are unmodified. No hardware per se is

+  licensed.

+* EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 3 BELOW, THE

+  CONTRIBUTION IS PROVIDED BY THE CONTRIBUTOR "AS IS" AND ANY

+  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,

+  THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A

+  PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE

+  CONTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,

+  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT

+  NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;

+  LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)

+  HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN

+  CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR

+  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THE

+  CONTRIBUTION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH

+  DAMAGE.

+

+== SECTION 3: Representations ==

+* You represent that You are legally entitled to grant the above

+  license. If your employer(s) has rights to intellectual property

+  that You create that includes Your Contributions, You represent

+  that You have received permission to make Contributions on behalf

+  of that employer, that Your employer has waived such rights for

+  Your Contributions.

+* You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original

+  creation (see Section 4 for submissions on behalf of others).

+  You represent that Your Contribution submissions include complete

+  details of any third-party license or other restriction

+  (including, but not limited to, related patents and trademarks)

+  of which You are personally aware and which are associated with

+  any part of Your Contributions.

+

+== SECTION 4: Third Party Contributions ==

+* Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation,

+  You may submit it to TianoCore site separately from any

+  Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source

+  and of any license or other restriction (including, but not

+  limited to, related patents, trademarks, and license agreements)

+  of which You are personally aware, and conspicuously marking the

+  work as "Submitted on behalf of a third-party: [named here]".

+

+== SECTION 5: Miscellaneous ==

+* Applicable Laws. Any claims arising under or relating to this

+  Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of

+  the State of Delaware or federal courts located in Delaware,

+  without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

+* Language. This Agreement is in the English language only, which

+  language shall be controlling in all respects, and all versions

+  of this Agreement in any other language shall be for accommodation

+  only and shall not be binding. All communications and notices made

+  or given pursuant to this Agreement, and all documentation and

+  support to be provided, unless otherwise noted, shall be in the

+  English language.

+

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+Copyright (c) 2012, Intel Corporation

+All rights reserved.

+

+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without

+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions

+are met:

+

+* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright

+  notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

+* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright

+  notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in

+  the documentation and/or other materials provided with the

+  distribution.

+

+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS

+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT

+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS

+FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE

+COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,

+INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,

+BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;

+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER

+CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT

+LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN

+ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE

+POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

+