I am sure this has been covered but the proposal states that the current
agreement is unsuitable for use but doesn't state why. For ignorant folks
like me who haven't been following the developments on this one it would be
nice to have a few bullet points as to what the issues are.
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 4:03 AM, Jody Garnett <jody.garn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday, 4 February 2013 at 9:16 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:
>
> What is the impact on existing contributors? Will we need to submit new
> agreements?
>
> I made some notes / assumptions in the proposal (check the tasks section).
>
> This new agreement also appears to introduce a maintenance overhead in
> that corporate entities seem to have to designate authorised employees
> who are able to contribute. In my organisation, the exercise of this
> authority will have to occur at the same level as the initial agreement
> and may introduce a delay between a developer starting and being
> authorised to make contributions.
>
> Furthermore, not all contributions from a corporation are by employees.
> My team includes developers employed by other entities under contracts
> that assign all intellectual property to my organisation, which then in
> turn assigns rights to OSGeo. I am not sure how this situation is
> accommodated by this agreement.
>
> Can you make a note of these two questions on the proposal page.
>
> Jody
>
>
>
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