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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ All files in this project are under BSD-3-Clause license, license copy please ch
 There are also components using different licenses, such as the zlib component which is under the zlib license. Overall, license information for this project can be found in README.md
 
 ## Developer Certification of Origin (DCO)
-we would like to adopt DCO process to encourage user contribution and avoid legally ambiguous situation. The DCO is a statement that you are the author of your contribution, and you allow our project to use your contribution under the open source license. The full statement is shown as below:
+We are adopting the DCO process to encourage user contribution and avoid legally ambiguous situations. The DCO is a statement that you are the author of your contribution, and you allow our project to use your contribution under the open source license. The full statement is shown as below:
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 Developer Certificate of Origin
 Version 1.1