@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ submitting a pull request. We're happy to provide guidance, but please spend an
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ submitting a pull request. We're happy to provide guidance, but please spend an
hour or two researching the subject on your own, including searching the mailing
list for prior discussions.
### Sign the Contributor License Agreement
### Sign the Individual Contributor License Agreement (ICLA)
If you have not previously done so, please fill out and submit the
[SpringSource CLA form][]. You'll receive a token when this process is complete.
[Spring ICLA form][]. You'll receive a token when this process is complete.
Keep track of this; you may be asked for it later!
Note that emailing/postal mailing a signed copy is _not_ necessary. Submission
@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ of the web form is all that is required.
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ of the web form is all that is required.
Once you've completed the web form, simply add the following in a comment on
your pull request:
I have signed and agree to the terms of the SpringSource Individual
Contributor License Agreement.
I have signed and agree to the terms of the Spring Individual Contributor
License Agreement.
You do not need to include your token/id. Please add the above statement to all
future pull requests as well, simply so that the Spring Framework team knows
@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ present in the framework.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ present in the framework.
```java
/*
* Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
* Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
### Update Apache license header in modified files as necessary
Always check the date range in the license header. For example, if you've
modified a file in 2014 whose header still reads:
modified a file in 2015 whose header still reads:
```java
/*
* Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
```
Then be sure to update it to 2014 accordingly:
Then be sure to update it to 2015 accordingly:
```java
* Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
/*
* Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
```
### Use @since tags for newly-added public API types and methods
@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ For example:
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ For example:
* ...
*
* @author First Last
* @since 4.0
* @since 4.2.3
* @see ...
*/
```
@ -307,7 +309,7 @@ need to issue a new pull request when asked to make changes.
@@ -307,7 +309,7 @@ need to issue a new pull request when asked to make changes.