It also reminds contributors to verify that they do not have any terms
in your employment agreement that gives the employer the rights to any
IP that you create while working for the company.
If a potential contributor is bound by this type of agreement, they can
not give away IP without their employers express consent.
Apache has a Corporate CLA that gets the employers waiver of the rights
in the case of contributions to Apache.
Current contributors who are employed should check with their HR
department or supervisor to see if they can contribute to Apache
projects while at work and on their own time.
All contributions are made as individuals but if your employer is paying
for the work, you still need to be sure that you can legally contribute
the IP that you are creating.
This may not have been a concern prior to OFBiz joining Apache but
Apache has made it easy to specifically address this situation.
Ron
On 22/11/2014 4:54 AM, Sharan-F wrote:
Hi All
I'd like to suggest that we implement a policy that all project contributors
of ideas, code and documentation (so this includes people updating the wiki)
to have signed Individual Contributor Licence Agreements (ICLA)
*What it means?*
Signing an ICLA means that you understand that what you have contributed (or
want to contribute) is subject to the Apache Licence and that you are happy
to do this.
The ICLA is not tied to any employer you may have.
Details of the Apache Licences and Contributor Licence Agreements can be
found at the link below:
http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas <http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas>
*
Future Contributor Process*
The future process could be as follows:
1. Anyone requesting to become a contributor will need to have completed an
ICLA
2. We will check the official list of filed ICLAs before granting
contributor permissions (e.g. on the wiki)
If the community is happy to implement this policy then I will
1. Take a look at our current list of wiki contributors and see if any do
not have an ICLA on file
2. Contact them with the details of how to file one
Thanks
Sharan
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