From 4becd42277a49271a822a80e6059ba0244fe5f7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Eckart de Castilho Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:34:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update contributor-agreements.md Mention that Section 5 is sufficient for not significant contributions. --- content/licenses/contributor-agreements.md | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/licenses/contributor-agreements.md b/content/licenses/contributor-agreements.md index 3c5582a91a..e1f7ddeef4 100644 --- a/content/licenses/contributor-agreements.md +++ b/content/licenses/contributor-agreements.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ license: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # {{title}} -The Apache Software Foundation uses various agreements to +The Apache Software Foundation uses various agreements to accept contributions of software code and documentation from individuals and corporations, and to accept larger grants of existing software products. @@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ their work. * ICLA: [Individual Contributor License Agreement](icla.pdf) * CCLA: [Corporate Contributor License Agreement](cla-corporate.pdf) -All contributors of ideas, code, or documentation to +Contributions that are not significant may be accepted via Section 5 +of the [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) +which states that any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion +shall be under the Apache License 2.0 unless otherwise specified. + +All contributors of significant ideas, code, or documentation to any Apache projects must complete, sign, and submit via email an [Individual Contributor License Agreement](icla.pdf) (ICLA). From 78762293eb43f6c5cfaa492a3165471e42dd99d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Eckart de Castilho Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:03:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update contributor-agreements.md Incorporate review comments and move the note up a bit as to not interfere too much with the CLA section wording. --- content/licenses/contributor-agreements.md | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/licenses/contributor-agreements.md b/content/licenses/contributor-agreements.md index e1f7ddeef4..a135c6307c 100644 --- a/content/licenses/contributor-agreements.md +++ b/content/licenses/contributor-agreements.md @@ -14,16 +14,22 @@ original contributions for any other purpose outside of Apache, while providing the ASF and its projects the right to distribute and build upon their work. +**NOTE:** Contributions that are not significant may be accepted under Section 5 +of the [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) +which states that any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion +shall be under the Apache License 2.0 unless otherwise specified. + +A contribution is "significant" if reverting the change would be a +significant amount of work for the project. Reverting the change might +be needed if the contribution is found to be improper, such as occurs +when the contributor is not actually the owner of the intellectual +property, or the contributor owns a patent and later demands payment for royalties. + ## Contributor License Agreements {#clas} * ICLA: [Individual Contributor License Agreement](icla.pdf) * CCLA: [Corporate Contributor License Agreement](cla-corporate.pdf) -Contributions that are not significant may be accepted via Section 5 -of the [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) -which states that any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion -shall be under the Apache License 2.0 unless otherwise specified. - All contributors of significant ideas, code, or documentation to any Apache projects must complete, sign, and submit via email an [Individual Contributor License Agreement](icla.pdf) (ICLA).