# Piscina is an OPEN Open Source Project

## What?

Individuals making significant and valuable contributions are given commit-access to the project to contribute as they see fit. This project is more like an open wiki than a standard guarded open source project.

## Rules

There are a few basic ground-rules for contributors:

1. **No `--force` pushes** on `current` or any `vX` branches, or modifying the `git` history in any way after a PR has been merged.
2. **Non-current branches** ought to be used for ongoing work.
3. **External API changes and significant modifications** ought to be subject to an **internal pull-request** to solicit feedback from other contributors.
4. Internal pull-requests to solicit feedback are *encouraged* for any other non-trivial contribution but left to the discretion of the contributor.
5. Contributors should attempt to adhere to the prevailing code-style.
6. At least two contributors, or one core member, must approve pull requests before merging.
7. All integrated CI services must be green before a pull request can be merged.
8. If it is not possible to reach a consensus in a pull request, the decision is left to the lead maintainer's team.
9. Semantic Versioning is used.

## Releases

Declaring formal releases remains the prerogative of the project maintainer.

## Previous Versions
Every version of Piscina has its own branch. All Piscina related changes should be based on the corresponding branch.

Piscina's adhere to one active release line and a maintenance release line within a single year, rotating on a yearly basis.

Version	| Branch | Status
------- | ------ | ------
current	| branch | main 
v4.x	| branch | v4
v5.x	| branch | v5


## 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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