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Contributions from the community are essential in keeping Hibernate (and any Open Source
project really) strong and successful.

# Legal
## Legal

All original contributions to Hibernate are licensed under the
[Apache License version 2.0 (Apache-2.0)](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt),
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listing at least one relevant contribution in the pull request description.
Note: one-liner or repetitive patches may not be sufficient to claim copyright.

### Compliance with Laws and Regulations

All contributions must comply with applicable laws and regulations, including U.S. export control and sanctions restrictions.
For background, see the Linux Foundation’s guidance:
[Navigating Global Regulations and Open Source: US OFAC Sanctions](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/navigating-global-regulations-and-open-source-us-ofac-sanctions).

## Guidelines

While we try to keep requirements for contributing to a minimum, there are a few guidelines
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