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+# Contributing to RocksDB
+
+## Contributor License Agreement ("CLA")
+
+In order to accept your pull request, we need you to submit a CLA. You only need to do this once, so if you've done this for another Facebook open source project, you're good to go. If you are submitting a pull request for the first time, just let us know that you have completed the CLA and we can cross-check with your GitHub username.
+
+Complete your CLA here: <https://developers.facebook.com/opensource/cla>
+
+## License
+
+By contributing to RocksDB, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the [BSD License](LICENSE).