From 9570374c780e9613fa73ec1bf17bbfba2c72fd20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jon Meow Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2022 08:25:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update third_party README (#1171) --- third_party/README.md | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/third_party/README.md b/third_party/README.md index decf2f002c94..a547766aefcc 100644 --- a/third_party/README.md +++ b/third_party/README.md @@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information. SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception --> -This directory contains code from third-party projects used by Carbon. Code -under this directory has some "upstream" that is not Carbon itself. In some -cases, they may be under their own open source license. +The `/third_party` directory is for any code that doesn't follow Carbon's normal +contribution rules, and thus requires special care. The intent is that code +_not_ under `/third_party` should not require special contribution rules. + +Examples of code belonging under `/third_party` include: + +- Code not licensed under the standard + [Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception license](/LICENSE). +- Code which is maintained externally or imported from another repository. +- Code which is not fully under + [Carbon's CLA](/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributor-license-agreements-clas).