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+# Contributing
+
+## License
+Intel Project for LLVM* technology is licensed under the terms of the
+Apache-2.0 with LLVM-exception license (
+[LICENSE.txt](https://github.com/intel/llvm/blob/intel/llvm/LICENSE.TXT))
+to ensure our ability to contribute this project to the LLVM project
+under the same license.
+
+By contributing to this project, you agree to the Apache-2.0 with
+LLVM-exception license and copyright terms there in and release your
+contribution under these terms.
+
+## Sign your work
+Please use the sign-off line at the end of your contribution. Your
+signature certifies that you wrote the contribution or otherwise have
+the right to pass it on as an open-source contribution, and that you
+agree to provide your contribution under the terms of the licenses
+noted above. The rules are pretty simple: if you can certify the
+below (from [developercertificate.org](http://developercertificate.org)):
+
+```
+Developer Certificate of Origin
+Version 1.1
+
+Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.
+660 York Street, Suite 102,
+San Francisco, CA 94110 USA
+
+Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
+license document, but changing it is not allowed.
+
+Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
+
+By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
+
+(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
+    have the right to submit it under the open source license
+    indicated in the file; or
+
+(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
+    of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
+    license and I have the right under that license to submit that
+    work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
+    by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
+    permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
+    in the file; or
+
+(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
+    person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
+    it.
+
+(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
+    are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
+    personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
+    maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
+    this project or the open source license(s) involved.
+```
+
+Then you just add a line to every git commit message:
+
+    Signed-off-by: Joe Smith <joe.smith@email.com>
+
+Use your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.)
+
+If you set your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs, you can sign your commit automatically with `git commit -s`.
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-# The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
+# Intel Project for LLVM* technology
 
-This directory and its subdirectories contain source code for LLVM,
-a toolkit for the construction of highly optimized compilers,
-optimizers, and runtime environments.
+## Introduction
+
+Intel staging area for llvm.org contribution.
+Home for Intel LLVM-based projects:
+ - SYCL* Compiler and Runtimes - compiler and runtime libraries for SYCL ([https://www.khronos.org/sycl/](https://www.khronos.org/sycl/)). See **sycl** branch.
+
+## License
+See [LICENSE.txt](https://github.com/intel/llvm/blob/intel/llvm/LICENSE.TXT) for details.
+
+
+## Contributing
+See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/intel/llvm/blob/intel/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
+
+## Sub-projects Documentation
+ - SYCL Compiler and Runtimes - See [GetStartedWithSYCLCompiler.md](https://github.com/intel/llvm/blob/sycl/sycl/doc/GetStartedWithSYCLCompiler.md)
+
+*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.