RustFS Individual Contributor License Agreement

Thank you for your interest in contributing documentation and related software code to a project hosted or managed by RustFS. In order to clarify the intellectual property license granted with Contributions from any person or entity, RustFS must have a Contributor License Agreement (“CLA”) on file that has been signed by each Contributor, indicating agreement to the license terms below. This version of the Contributor License Agreement allows an individual to submit Contributions to the applicable project. If you are making a submission on behalf of a legal entity, then you should sign the separate Corporate Contributor License Agreement.

You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and future Contributions submitted to RustFS. You hereby irrevocably assign and transfer to RustFS all right, title, and interest in and to Your Contributions, including all copyrights and other intellectual property rights therein.

Definitions

“You” (or “Your”) shall mean the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making this Agreement with RustFS. For legal entities, the entity making a Contribution and 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 RustFS for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products or projects owned or managed by RustFS (the “Work”), including without limitation any Work described in Schedule A. For the purposes of this definition, “submitted” means any form of electronic or written communication sent to RustFS 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, RustFS for the purpose of discussing and improving the Work.

Assignment of Copyright

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby irrevocably assign and transfer to RustFS all right, title, and interest in and to Your Contributions, including all copyrights and other intellectual property rights therein, for the entire term of such rights, including all renewals and extensions. You agree to execute all documents and take all actions as may be reasonably necessary to vest in RustFS the ownership of Your Contributions and to assist RustFS in perfecting, maintaining, and enforcing its rights in Your Contributions.

Grant of Patent License

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to RustFS and to recipients of documentation and software distributed by RustFS a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable (except as stated in this section) patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer the Work, where such license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You that are necessarily infringed by Your Contribution(s) alone or by combination of Your Contribution(s) with the Work to which such Contribution(s) was submitted. If any entity institutes patent litigation against You or any other entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that your Contribution, or the Work to which you have contributed, constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then any patent licenses granted to that entity under this Agreement for that Contribution or Work shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.

You represent that you are legally entitled to grant the above assignment and license.

You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see section 7 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.

You are not expected to provide support for Your Contributions, except to the extent You desire to provide support. You may provide support for free, for a fee, or not at all. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, You provide Your Contributions on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON- INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to RustFS 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]”.

You agree to notify RustFS of any facts or circumstances of which you become aware that would make these representations inaccurate in any respect.

Modification of CLA

RustFS reserves the right to update or modify this CLA in the future. Any updates or modifications to this CLA shall apply only to Contributions made after the effective date of the revised CLA. Contributions made prior to the update shall remain governed by the version of the CLA that was in effect at the time of submission. It is not necessary for all Contributors to re-sign the CLA when the CLA is updated or modified.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the People’s Republic of China excluding that body of laws known as conflict of laws. The parties expressly agree that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply. Any legal action or proceeding arising under this Agreement will be brought exclusively in the courts located in Beijing, China, and the parties hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue therein.

For your reading convenience, this Agreement is written in parallel English and Chinese sections. To the extent there is a conflict between the English and Chinese sections, the English sections shall govern.
