|  | # Contributing to Bazel | 
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|  | ## Contributor License Agreement | 
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|  | Contributions to this project must be accompanied by a Contributor License | 
|  | Agreement. You (or your employer) retain the copyright to your contribution, | 
|  | this simply gives us permission to use and redistribute your contributions as | 
|  | part of the project. Head over to <https://cla.developers.google.com/> to see | 
|  | your current agreements on file or to sign a new one. | 
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|  | You generally only need to submit a CLA once, so if you've already submitted one | 
|  | (even if it was for a different project), you probably don't need to do it | 
|  | again. | 
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|  | ## Patch Acceptance Process | 
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|  | Read how to [contribute to Bazel](https://bazel.build/contributing.html), | 
|  | the [acceptance process for your pull request](https://bazel.build/basics/patching.html), | 
|  | and the lifecycle of a Bazel [issue](https://www.bazel.build/maintaining/maintainers-guide.html#lifecycle-of-an-issue) | 
|  | and [pull request](https://www.bazel.build/maintaining/maintainers-guide.html#lifecycle-of-a-pull-request). |