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# Appendix B. The eCos Copyright Assignment Form

# Rationale

This preamble describes how to use the standard eCos copyright assignment form. The rationale behind this assignment is to avoid any possible confusion over the legal ownership of eCos, and to indemnify Cygnus and all eCos users against copyright or patent claims on contributed code used within eCos. Cygnus would be especially vulnerable, but all users and their eCos-based applications could be affected.

All contributions to eCos for which there are copyright assignments will be covered by the Cygnus eCos public license. The license provides a guarantee that the contribution will remain freely available to all.

This agreement gives Cygnus ownership of your changes but promises that you will retain the right to use your contributed changes as you see fit.

Because employers often can claim ownership over things that employees write, you may also have to get your employer to sign a disclaimer that says that they have no claim to the changes you are contributing.

Please read everything, and if you have any questions, email `<ecos-assign@cygnus.com>` for help.

Thanks for your contribution to eCos!

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