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@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ and other resources to make it easier to get your contribution accepted.
 To maintain a safe and welcoming community, all participants must adhere to the
 project's [Code of Conduct](code-of-conduct.md).
 
-## Certificate of Origin
-
-By contributing to this project you agree to the Developer Certificate of
-Origin (DCO). This document was created by the Linux Kernel community and is a
-simple statement that you, as a contributor, have the legal right to make the
-contribution. See the [DCO](DCO) file for details.
-
 ## Community
 
 The project is developed in the open. Here are some of the channels we use to communicate and contribute:
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-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.