Project: Slurm (Orchestration & Management / Scheduling & Orchestration)
File: Slurm_Entity.pdf

Slurm Workload Manager Entity Contributor License Agreement
Thank you for your interest in contributing to Slurm Workload Manager ("We" or "Us").
This contributor agreement ("Agreement") documents the rights granted by contributors to Us. To
make this document effective, please sign it and send it to Us by email, following the instructions at
http://www.schedmd.com/slurmdocs/contributor.html. This is a legally binding document, so please
read it carefully before agreeing to it. The Agreement may cover more than one software project
managed by Us.
1. Definitions
"You" means any Legal Entity on behalf of whom a Contribution has been received by Us. "Legal
Entity" means an entity which is not a natural person. "Affiliates" means other Legal Entities that
control, are controlled by, or under common control with that Legal Entity. For the purposes of
this definition, "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.
"Contribution" means any work of authorship that is Submitted by You to Us in which You own
or assert ownership of the Copyright. If You do not own the Copyright in the entire work of
authorship, please follow the instructions in
http://www.schedmd.com/slurmdocs/contributor.html.
"Copyright" means all rights protecting works of authorship owned or controlled by You or Your
Affiliates, including copyright, moral and neighboring rights, as appropriate, for the full term of
their existence including any extensions by You.
"Material" means the work of authorship which is made available by Us to third parties. When
this Agreement covers more than one software project, the Material means the work of authorship
to which the Contribution was Submitted. After You Submit the Contribution, it may be included
in the Material.
"Submit"  means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to Us or our
representatives, including but not limited to electronic mailing lists, source code control systems,
and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, Us for the purpose of discussing
and improving the Material, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or
otherwise designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."
"Submission Date" means the date on which You Submit a Contribution to Us.
"Effective Date" means the date You execute this Agreement or the date You first Submit a
Contribution to Us, whichever is earlier.
"Media" means any portion of a Contribution which is not software.
2. Grant of Rights
2.1 Copyright License
(a) You retain ownership of the Copyright in Your Contribution and have the same rights to use or
license the Contribution which You would have had without entering into the Agreement.
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Harmony (HA-CLA-E) Version 1.0(b) To the maximum extent permitted by the relevant law, You grant to Us a perpetual, worldwide,
non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable license under the Copyright covering the
Contribution, with the right to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to
reproduce, modify, display, perform and distribute the Contribution as part of the Material; provided
that this license is conditioned upon compliance with Section 2.3.
2.2 Patent License
For patent claims including, without limitation, method, process, and apparatus claims which You or
Your Affiliates own, control or have the right to grant, now or in the future, You grant to Us a
perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable patent license, with the
right to sublicense these rights to multiple tiers of sublicensees, to make, have made, use, sell, offer
for sale, import and otherwise transfer the Contribution and the Contribution in combination with the
Material (and portions of such combination). This license is granted only to the extent that the
exercise of the licensed rights infringes such patent claims; and provided that this license is
conditioned upon compliance with Section 2.3.
2.3 Outbound License
As a condition on the grant of rights in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, We agree to license the Contribution only
under the terms of the license or licenses which We are using on the Submission Date for the Material
(including any rights to adopt any future version of a license if permitted).
In addition, We may use the following licenses for Media in the Contribution:  (including any right to
adopt any future version of a license if permitted).
2.4 Moral Rights. If moral rights apply to the Contribution, to the maximum extent permitted by law,
You waive and agree not to assert such moral rights against Us or our successors in interest, or any of
our licensees, either direct or indirect.
2.5 Our Rights. You acknowledge that We are not obligated to use Your Contribution as part of the
Material and may decide to include any Contribution We consider appropriate.
2.6 Reservation of Rights. Any rights not expressly assigned or licensed under this section are
expressly reserved by You.
3. Agreement
You confirm that:
(a) You have the legal authority to enter into this Agreement.
(b) You or Your Affiliates own the Copyright and patent claims covering the Contribution which are
required to grant the rights under Section 2.
(c) The grant of rights under Section 2 does not violate any grant of rights which You or Your
Affiliates have made to third parties.
(d) You have followed the instructions in http://www.schedmd.com/slurmdocs/contributor.html, if You
do not own the Copyright in the entire work of authorship Submitted.
4. Disclaimer
EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES IN SECTION 3, THE CONTRIBUTION IS
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Harmony (HA-CLA-E) Version 1.0PROVIDED "AS IS". MORE PARTICULARL Y, ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES 
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT ATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, 
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY 
DISCLAIMED BY YOU TO US AND BY US TO YOU. TO THE EXTENT TH AT ANY SUCH  
WARRANTIES CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED, SUCH WARRANTY IS LIMITED IN DURATION 
TO THE MINIMUM PERIOD PERMITTED BY L AW.
5. Consequential Damage Waiver
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE L AW, IN NO EVENT WILL 
YOU OR US BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF ANTICI PATED SAVINGS,  
LOSS OF D ATA, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND EXEMPLA RY 
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL OR 
EQUITABLE THEORY (CONTRAC T, TORT OR OTHERWISE) UPON WHICH THE CLAIM IS  
BASED.
6. Miscellaneous
6.1 This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Utah County, 
Utah, USA excluding its conflicts of law provisions. Under certain circumstances, the  governing law 
in this section might be superseded by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for  the 
International Sale of Goods ("UN Convention") and the parties intend to avoid the application of  the 
UN Convention to this Agreement and, thus, exclude the application of the UN Convention in its  
entirety to this Agreement.
6.2 This Agreement sets out the entire agreement between You and Us for Your Contributions to Us 
and overrides all other agreements or understandings.
6.3  If You or We assign the rights or obligations received through this Agreement to a third part y, as a 
condition of the assignment, that third party must agree in writing to abide by all the rights and  
obligations in the Agreement.
6.4 The failure of either party to require performance by the other party of any provision of this 
Agreement in one situation shall not affect the right of a party to require such performance at any time  
in the future. A waiver of performance under a provision in one situation shall not be considered a  
waiver of the performance of the provision in the future or a waiver of the provision in its entiret y.
6.5 If any provision of this Agreement is found void and unenforceable, such provision will be  
replaced to the extent possible with a provision that comes closest to the meaning of the original  
provision and which is enforceable.  The terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall apply  
notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of this Agreement or any limited remedy to the  
maximum extent possible under la w.
You
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Name: __________________
Title: ___________________
Address: ________________
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Us
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Harmony (HA-CLA-E) Version 1.0Name: __________________
Title: ___________________
Address: ________________
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