the posts refers to the corporate CLA here http://www.apache.org/licenses/cla-corporate.txt which makes it look like corporations can contribute (directly) to apache projects. Can someone explain exactly what that means? In particular, how can PMCs exercise oversight on corporations if they can be contributors?
The CCLA provides permission for employees to perform their obligations under the ICLA. Every committer contributes under the terms of the individual CLA. As far as I know, there is no corporate entity making a contribution, ever, other than a Software Grant.
That's what I thought, and that's what the licenses web page (http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas) says, but the text of the CCLA begins like this:
Thank you for your interest in The Apache Software Foundation (the "Foundation"). In order to clarify the intellectual property license granted with contributions of software from any person or entity (the "Contributor"), the Foundation would like to have a Contributor License Agreement on file that has been signed by the Contributor, indicating agreement to the license terms below. This license is for your protection as a Contributor of software to the Foundation and does not change your right to use your own contributions for any other purpose.
In this case the signatory is the corporation. The language would seem to suggest that the corporation is in fact contributing directly.
Phil
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