# Contributing to cuRobo

We welcome contributions to cuRobo! By contributing to this project, you agree to
the terms and conditions set forth below.

## Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)

All contributions to this project must be accompanied by a
[Developer Certificate of Origin](https://developercertificate.org/) (DCO) sign-off.

The DCO is a lightweight mechanism for contributors to certify that they wrote or
otherwise have the right to submit code they are contributing. The full text of the
DCO is available at <https://developercertificate.org/> and is reproduced below:

```
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.
```

To sign off your commits, add a `Signed-off-by` line to your commit message:

```
This is my commit message

Signed-off-by: Your Name <your.email@example.com>
```

You can do this automatically by using the `-s` flag with `git commit`:

```bash
git commit -s -m "Your commit message"
```

## How to Contribute

1. Fork the repository and create your branch from `main`.
2. Make your changes and ensure tests pass.
3. Sign off all your commits (see DCO section above).
4. Submit a pull request.

## Reporting Issues

Use GitHub Issues to report bugs or request features.