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+# License Terms
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+Content in this GitHub code repository has been [contributed](https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/ipr#def-contribution) by OASIS TC Members, and is governed by the OASIS policies, including the [Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy](https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/ipr), the [Technical Committee (TC) Process](https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process), the [OASIS Bylaws](https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/bylaws), and the Technical Committee's choice of [IPR Mode](https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/ipr#def-ipr-mode) which is [Non-Assertion](https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/ipr/#Non-Assertion-Mode), including any applicable [declarations](https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/openeox/ipr.php). Feedback from non-TC members, if any, is governed by the terms of the [OASIS Feedback License](https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/ipr#appendixa"). 
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+Description of this repository is presented in the [README](https://github.com/oasis-tcs/openeox/blob/master/README.md) file, and guidelines for contribution/participation are given in the [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/oasis-tcs/openeox/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) file.