Merge pull request #579 from NVIDIA-AI-IOT/CLA

add CLA and contributors

Author: jaybdub

CLA.pdf

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+# Contributors
+
+Below is a list of developers who have contributed to torch2trt.  This is also used to track contributors
+who have agreed to torch2trt's Contributor License Agreement.
+
+- John Welsh
+
+## Becoming a Contributor
+
+If you've made a notable contribution to torch2trt and wish to be listed as a contributor, simply do the following.
+
+1. Modify ``CONTRIBUTORS.md`` and add your name with a hyperlink to your GitHub account to the end of the contributors list.
+
+    ```md
+    - [<Full name or GitHub account>](https://github.com/<GitHub account>)
+    ```
+
+2. Stage the changes in a standalone commit
+
+    ```md
+    git add CONTRIBUTORS.md
+    ```
+
+3. Make a signed commit with the following message text
+
+    ```md
+    git commit -m "Added <Full name or GitHub account> to CONTRIBUTORS.md"
+    ```
+
+## Signing Contributor License Agreement (CLA)
+
+In some instances, you may be requested to sign torch2trt's Contributor License Agreement (CLA). To do so,
+
+1. If you're not already listed as a contributor in CONTRIBUTORS.md, make a commit as described above to add yourself to CONTRIBUTORS.md
+
+2. Add the text ``(CLA)`` after your name in ``CONTRIBUTORS.md``
+3. Stage the changes in a standalone commit
+
+   ```md
+   git add CONTRIBUTORS.md
+   ```
+4. Make a signed commit with the following text
+
+   ```md
+   git commit -S -m "I have read and agree to the Contributor License Agreement as written in the file CLA.pdf of this project.  Signed, <Full Name>"
+   ```
+