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Contributor_License_Agreement.md

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+# **DRÄGER CONTRIBUTOR LICENSE** AGREEMENT
+
+At Dräger, we are keen on promoting Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) —
+both for our own use and the use in the FOSS Community. For Us and for You to
+be certain what it means legally to contribute to one of our Projects, we are
+required to have this Agreement in place. It governs the way We are allowed to
+make use of your Contribution and the Project it is part of.
+
+This is a legally binding document, so please read it carefully before agreeing
+to it.
+
+Please note that by convention We capitalize the first letter of each word that
+is defined to have a specific meaning in this Agreement.
+
+By submitting Your Contribution to Us or to a Subsidiary of Us, You accept and
+agree to be bound to the following terms and conditions of this Agreement
+regarding Your Contribution. This Agreements becomes effective when we accept
+Your Contribution. Please note that We are under no obligation to use Your
+Contribution or to continue to use a Contribution in any of our Projects.
+Except for the license granted herein to Us and to the recipients of the
+open-source software made available by Us or by our Subsidiaries and/or
+Affiliates, You reserve all right, title, and interest in and to Your
+Contributions.
+
+## 1. Definitions
+
+"**Dräger**", "**Us**" or "**We**" means Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA or any of our
+Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates initiating or maintaining the open-source
+software project You intend to provide Your Contribution to.
+
+1.1  "**You**" (or "**Your**") shall mean the natural person or legal entity
+entering into this Agreement with Us.
+
+1.2  "**Copyright**" means all rights protecting works of authorship owned or
+controlled by You or Your Affiliates, for the full term of their existence.
+
+1.3  "**Affiliates**" means other legal entities that Control, are Controlled
+by, or under common Control (with) a legal entity.
+
+1.4  "**Subsidiaries**" means other legal entities that are controlled by a
+legal entity whereas control means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause
+the direction or management of such legal entity, whether by contract or
+otherwise, (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding
+shares or securities which vote to elect the management or other persons who
+direct such legal entity or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.
+
+1.5  "**Contribution**" means any original work of authorship, including any
+modifications or additions to an existing work, in which You own that copyright
+and that You Submit to Us for inclusion in the Project.
+
+"**Project**" means the work of authorship which is made available by Us to
+third parties which may or may not include Your Contribution.
+
+1.6  "**Submission Date**" means the date on which You Submit a Contribution to
+Us.
+
+"**Submit**" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication
+sent to Us, our Subsidiaries, Affiliates or our representatives, including but
+not limited to electronic mailing lists, source code management systems, and
+issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, Us for the purpose
+of discussing and improving the Project.
+
+## 2. Grant of Copyright License.
+
+You hereby grant to Us a perpetual,
+worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, transferable, copyright
+license to use the Contribution by all means, including, but not limited to,
+reproduce, publish, modify, prepare derivative works of, publicly display,
+publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Your Contributions and such
+derivative works. This includes all purposes, both commercial and
+non-commercial activities.
+
+## 3. Grant of Patent License.
+
+You hereby grant to Us and to the recipients of the Project a perpetual,
+worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable,
+patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and
+otherwise transfer the Project. This license applies to those patent claims
+licensable by You or by Your Affiliates that are necessarily infringed by Your
+Contribution(s) alone or by combination of Your Contribution(s) with the
+Project to which such Contribution(s) was submitted and covers both patens that
+are already acquired and those that are acquired hereafter.
+
+## 4. Our Right to Enforce Infringement Claims.
+
+You hereby authorize Us to assert claims in our name against third parties
+arising from the infringement of Your Copyrights vested in the Contribution. To
+the extent possible under applicable law, the right to assert claims applies to
+all of Your claims resulting from the infringement of Your Copyrights,
+including, without limitation, the right to demand the third party to cease and
+desist the infringing use, to demand information regarding the infringement and
+to destroy infringing products. You accept that We are under no obligation to
+assert such claims against third parties violating Your Copyrights. Your right
+to assert Your claims against third party infringers yourself remains
+unaffected.
+
+## 5. Representations
+
+You represent that You are legally entitled to grant the above licenses. You
+especially represent that each of Your Contributions is either Your original
+creation or, if You are a legal entity, the original creation of Your (or of
+Your Affiliates\') employees as part of their work for You (or for Your
+Affiliate), or, if neither You nor (if You are a legal entity) Your employees
+have created the Contribution as part of their work for You, that You are
+authorized to Submit the Contribution and to grant the licenses set out herein
+by the person or legal entity owning the rights to such Contribution. In case
+You have created the Contribution as an employee and You submit it, You
+represent that You are authorized by Your employer to submit the Contribution
+and to grant to Us the licenses set out herein. You represent that the use of
+Your Contribution is not subjected to any third-party license or other
+restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents and trademarks --
+patents and trademarks only those of which you are aware of) that would
+restrict our ability to use Your Contribution as provided herein. You agree to
+notify Us of any facts or circumstances of which you become aware that would
+make these representations inaccurate in any respect.
+
+## 6. Limitation of liability
+
+TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL YOU OR WE
+BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF DATA,
+INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT
+OF THIS AGREEMENT REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY (CONTRACT, TORT
+OR OTHERWISE) UPON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED.

README.md

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 [More information on SDC.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_11073_service-oriented_device_connectivity)
 
+For this open source project the [Contributor License Agreement](Contributor_License_Agreement.md) governs all
+relevant activities and your contributions.\
+By contributing to the project you agree to be bound by this Agreement and to license your work accordingly.
+
 ## Installation
 
 ### Building the package locally (Linux)