From 0888d727b1cfed3232f55a1b22ffb85be6be838a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Powers <pmpowers@usgs.gov>
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:53:42 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] project root docs update

---
 CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md |  7 +++++++
 CONTRIBUTING.md    | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 DISCLAIMER.md      | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 LICENSE.md         | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 README.md          | 10 +++++-----
 5 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.md

diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0052da372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Code of Conduct
+===============
+
+All contributions to and interactions surrounding this project will abide by
+the [USGS Code of Scientific Conduct][1].
+
+[1]: https://www2.usgs.gov/fsp/fsp_code_of_scientific_conduct.asp
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f36ec9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Contributing
+============
+
+Contributions are welcome from the community. Questions can be asked on the
+[issues page][1]. Before creating a new issue, please take a moment to search
+and make sure a similar issue does not already exist. If one does exist, you
+can comment (most simply even with just a `:+1:`) to show your support for that
+issue.
+
+If you have direct contributions you would like considered for incorporation
+into the project you can [fork this repository][2] and
+[submit a merge request][3] for review.
+
+[1]: https://code.usgs.gov/ghsc/nshmp/nshm-fault-sections/issues
+[2]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/gitlab-basics/fork-project.html
+[3]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/gitlab-basics/add-merge-request.html
diff --git a/DISCLAIMER.md b/DISCLAIMER.md
index d9d9d57bf..d7e2fe9e3 100644
--- a/DISCLAIMER.md
+++ b/DISCLAIMER.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-# Disclaimer
+Disclaimer
+==========
 
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
-INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
-PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE
-FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
-ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-Information provided by this software may be preliminary or provisional and is subject to
-revision. It is being provided to meet the need for timely best science. The information is
-provided on the condition that neither the U.S. Geological Survey nor the U.S. Government
-shall be held liable for any damages resulting from the authorized or unauthorized use of the information.
+This software has been approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey
+(USGS). Although the software has been subjected to rigorous review, the USGS
+reserves the right to update the software as needed pursuant to further analysis
+and review. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS or the U.S.
+Government as to the functionality of the software and related material nor
+shall the fact of release constitute any such warranty. Furthermore, the
+software is released on condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government
+shall be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or
+unauthorized use.
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
index c0356e39a..87c1db9b0 100644
--- a/LICENSE.md
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -1,22 +1,36 @@
-# License
+Unless otherwise noted, this project is in the public domain in the United
+States because it contains materials that originally came from the United
+States Geological Survey, an agency of the United States Department of
+Interior. For more information, see the official USGS copyright policy at
+https://www2.usgs.gov/visual-id/credit_usgs.html#copyright
 
-Unless otherwise noted, this software is in the public domain because it contains materials
-that originally came from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), an agency of the U.S. Department
-of Interior. For more information, see the official USGS
-[copyright policy](http://www.usgs.gov/visual-id/credit_usgs.html#copyright).
+Additionally, we waive copyright and related rights in the work
+worldwide through the CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication. 
 
-Dependent libraries managed by the [Gradle](https://gradle.org) build tool are distributed
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- for each can be found below.
+## CC0 1.0 Universal Summary
 
-## Runtime language and libraries
+This is a human-readable summary of the
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1abe1fcb..2bb73ffc7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# nshmp-haz
+nshmp-haz
+=========
 
-U.S. Geological Survey ([USGS](https://www.usgs.gov)) National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project
-([NSHMP](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/)) code for performing probabilistic seismic hazard
+U.S. Geological Survey ([USGS](https://www.usgs.gov)) National Seismic Hazard Model Project
+([NSHMP](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/)) codes for performing probabilistic seismic hazard
 (PSHA) and related analyses. These codes are intended for use with seismic hazard models
 developed by the NSHMP for the U.S. and its territories.
 
-Please see the [wiki](https://code.usgs.gov/ghsc/nshmp/nshmp-haz-v2/wikis/home)
-for more information.
+Please see the [docs](https://code.usgs.gov/ghsc/nshmp/nshmp-haz/docs) for more information.
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