From 40fa158195a6eccb36b43fa2b61e8edef7f598b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maxwell G Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:14:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] collection_requirements: ban CLAs in collections (#288) Implements: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/221 --- .../collection_requirements.rst | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/community/collection_contributors/collection_requirements.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/community/collection_contributors/collection_requirements.rst index 903d081b718..538e5f77ce5 100644 --- a/docs/docsite/rst/community/collection_contributors/collection_requirements.rst +++ b/docs/docsite/rst/community/collection_contributors/collection_requirements.rst @@ -318,6 +318,20 @@ allowed. These guidelines are the policy for inclusion in the Ansible package and are in addition to any licensing and legal concerns that may otherwise affect your code. + +Contributor License Agreements +============================== + +Collections MUST NOT require community contributors to sign any type of +contributor license agreement (CLA) other than the +`Developer Certificate of Origin `_ +or similar agreements that only require confirming the provenance of contributions. +This requirement seeks to preserve the community's ownership over its contributions, +prevent unwelcome licensing changes that can occur when one entity +owns the copyrights for an entire project, +and lower barriers to contribution. + + .. _coll_repo_management: Repository management