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+# NOFX Contributor License Agreement
+
+Thank you for your interest in contributing to NOFX. This Contributor License Agreement ("CLA") documents the rights granted by contributors to the Project.
+
+## 1. Definitions
+
+- **"Contribution"** means any code, documentation, or other original work submitted to the Project.
+- **"You"** means the individual or entity submitting the Contribution.
+- **"Project"** means NOFX (https://github.com/NoFxAiOS/nofx).
+
+## 2. Grant of Rights
+
+By submitting a Contribution, you grant the Project a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable license to:
+
+- Use, copy, modify, and distribute your Contribution
+- Sublicense your Contribution under the AGPL-3.0 license
+- Create derivative works from your Contribution
+
+## 3. Patent License
+
+You grant the Project a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable patent license to make, use, sell, and distribute your Contribution.
+
+## 4. Your Representations
+
+You represent that:
+
+- You have the legal right to grant this license
+- Your Contribution is your original work
+- Your Contribution does not violate any third-party rights
+- If you are employed, you have permission from your employer to make this Contribution
+
+## 5. No Warranty
+
+Your Contribution is provided "AS IS" without any warranty of any kind.
+
+## 6. Project License
+
+All Contributions will be distributed under the **GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0)**.
+
+## 7. Applicable Law
+
+This Agreement is governed by international copyright treaties including:
+
+- Berne Convention
+- TRIPS Agreement (WTO)
+- WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)
+
+---
+
+By signing this CLA, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these terms.
+
+**Contact**: contact@vergex.trade