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All contributions are subject to the [Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)](https://developercertificate.org/).
The DCO text is also included verbatim in the [dco.txt](./dco.txt) file in the root directory of the repository.

### 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).

## Reporting an issue

This project uses the [Hibernate Tools JIRA](https://hibernate.atlassian.net/projects/HBX/summary) to manage bugs and feature requests. Open an issue directly in JIRA.
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## The small print

This project is an open source project, please act responsibly, be nice, polite and enjoy!
This project is an open source project, please act responsibly, be nice, polite and enjoy!