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+
+
+Developer Certificate of Origin
+Version 1.1
+
+Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.
+
+Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
+license document, but changing it is not allowed.
+
+
+Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
+
+By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
+
+(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
+    have the right to submit it under the open source license
+    indicated in the file; or
+
+(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
+    of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
+    license and I have the right under that license to submit that
+    work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
+    by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
+    permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
+    in the file; or
+
+(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
+    person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
+    it.
+
+(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
+    are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
+    personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
+    maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
+    this project or the open source license(s) involved.
+
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 Thank you for your interest in contributing to SideStore! SideStore is a community driven project, and it's made possible by people like you.
 
+By contributing to this Project (SideStore), you agree to the Developer's Certificate of Origin found in [CERTIFICATE-OF-ORIGIN.md](CERTIFICATE-OF-ORIGIN.md). Any contributions to this project after the addition of the Developer's Certificate of Origin are subject to its policy.
+
 There are many ways to contribute to SideStore, so if you aren't a developer, there are still many other ways you can help out:
 
 -   [Writing documentation](https://github.com/SideStore/SideStore-Docs)