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.. _contribute_non-Apache:
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Contributing non-Apache 2.0 licensed components
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Importing code into the Zephyr OS from other projects that use a license
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other than the Apache 2.0 license needs to be fully understood in
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context and approved by the `Zephyr governing board`_.
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.. _Zephyr governing board:
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https://www.zephyrproject.org/about/organization
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By carefully reviewing potential contributions and also enforcing a
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:ref:`DCO` for contributed code, we ensure that
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the Zephyr community can develop products with the Zephyr Project
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without concerns over patent or copyright issues.
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Submission and review process
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All contributions to the Zephyr project are submitted through GitHub
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pull requests (PR) following the Zephyr Project's :ref:`Contribution workflow`.
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Before you begin working on including a new component to the Zephyr
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Project (Apache-2.0 licensed or not), you should start up a conversation
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on the `developer mailing list <https://lists.zephyrproject.org>`_
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to see what the Zephyr community thinks about the idea. Maybe there's
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someone else working on something similar you can collaborate with, or a
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different approach may make the new component unnecessary.
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If the conclusion is that including a new component is the best
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solution, and this new component uses a license other than Apache-2.0,
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these additional steps must be followed:
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#. Complete a README for your code component and add it to your source
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code pull request (PR). A recommended README template can be found in
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:file:`doc/contribute/code_component_README` (and included
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`below`_ for reference)
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#. The Zephyr Technical Steering Committee (TSC) will evaluate the code
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component README as part of the PR
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commit and vote on accepting it using the GitHub PR review tools.
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- If rejected by the TSC, a TSC member will communicate this to
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the contributor and the PR will be closed.
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- If approved by the TSC, the TSC chair will forward the README to
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the Zephyr governing board for further review.
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#. The Zephyr governing board has two weeks to review and ask questions:
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- If there are no objections, the matter is closed. Approval can be
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accelerated by unanimous approval of the board before the two
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weeks are up.
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- If a governing board member raises an objection that cannot be resolved
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via email, the board will meet to discuss whether to override the
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TSC approval or identify other approaches that can resolve the
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objections.
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#. On approval of the Zephyr TSC and governing board, final review of
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the PR may be made to ensure its proper placement in the
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Zephyr Project :ref:`source_tree_v2`, (in the ``ext`` folder), and
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inclusion in the :ref:`zephyr_licensing` document.
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.. note::
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External components not under the Apache-2.0 license **cannot** be
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included in a Zephyr OS release without approval of both the Zephyr TSC
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and the Zephyr governing board.
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.. _below:
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Code component README template
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.. literalinclude:: code_component_README
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