From e62f3910226f996278e15e401974c87566ed6fd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: micahhausler <micah.hausler@akimbo.io>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 16:16:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] [1.5.x] Fixed #21047 -- Added CLA mesage on the new
 contributor advice doc

Backport of 93dd31cadf from master
---
 docs/internals/contributing/new-contributors.txt | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/internals/contributing/new-contributors.txt b/docs/internals/contributing/new-contributors.txt
index b752503248..9e3b185815 100644
--- a/docs/internals/contributing/new-contributors.txt
+++ b/docs/internals/contributing/new-contributors.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ First steps
 
 Start with these easy tasks to discover Django's development process.
 
+* **Sign the Contributor License Agreement**
+
+  The code that you write belongs to you or your employer. If your
+  contribution is more than one or two lines of code, you need to sign the
+  `CLA`_. See the `Contributor License Agreement FAQ`_ for a more thorough
+  explanation.
+
 * **Triage tickets**
 
   If an `unreviewed ticket`_ reports a bug, try and reproduce it. If you
@@ -51,6 +58,8 @@ Start with these easy tasks to discover Django's development process.
 
       .. _reports page: https://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/Reports
 
+.. _CLA: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/cla/
+.. _Contributor License Agreement FAQ: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/cla/faq/
 .. _unreviewed ticket: https://code.djangoproject.com/query?status=!closed&stage=Unreviewed