Re: New committer work flow: request ICLA much earlier in the process
+1 - Once accepted here I would like the IPMC to consider similar process for accepting podling proposals. > On Jul 12, 2021, at 12:42 PM, Craig Russell wrote: > > Hi, > > I'd like to propose that PMCs consider requesting that significant > contributors submit ICLAs earlier than when the PMC votes to invite a new > committer to the project. What constitutes a significant contribution is left > to the discretion of the PMCs. > > There are a few reasons to request ICLAs earlier: > > 1. Significant contributors should have an ICLA on file in order to clarify > the intellectual property rights of both contributor and the project. > Projects assume that voluntary contributions to the project are made with a > grant of intellectual property and patent rights, and having an ICLA on file > formalizes this understanding. > > When new projects enter the incubator, part of the acceptance process is to > verify that all significant contributors have either an ICLA or a software > grant on file. Once a project becomes a Top Level Project we should encourage > them to also notice significant contributors and ask for ICLAs. > > 2. Having an ICLA on file can be a reminder to PMCs to review their > significant contributors with an eye toward inviting them to become > committers. > > 3. Having an ICLA on file make it trivial to create the account for a new > committer candidate. Instead of back-and-forth with PMC, candidate, > Secretary, and operations, PMCs can request an account for a new committer > immediately after the candidate accepts. > > Regards, > Craig > > Craig L Russell > c...@apache.org > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
New committer work flow: request ICLA much earlier in the process
Hi, I'd like to propose that PMCs consider requesting that significant contributors submit ICLAs earlier than when the PMC votes to invite a new committer to the project. What constitutes a significant contribution is left to the discretion of the PMCs. There are a few reasons to request ICLAs earlier: 1. Significant contributors should have an ICLA on file in order to clarify the intellectual property rights of both contributor and the project. Projects assume that voluntary contributions to the project are made with a grant of intellectual property and patent rights, and having an ICLA on file formalizes this understanding. When new projects enter the incubator, part of the acceptance process is to verify that all significant contributors have either an ICLA or a software grant on file. Once a project becomes a Top Level Project we should encourage them to also notice significant contributors and ask for ICLAs. 2. Having an ICLA on file can be a reminder to PMCs to review their significant contributors with an eye toward inviting them to become committers. 3. Having an ICLA on file make it trivial to create the account for a new committer candidate. Instead of back-and-forth with PMC, candidate, Secretary, and operations, PMCs can request an account for a new committer immediately after the candidate accepts. Regards, Craig Craig L Russell c...@apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
New committer work flow: check for ICLA already on file
Hi, I'd like to discuss the process for accepting new committers into projects. Our documentation is often used as a model for projects to use, and I believe it is not optimal. https://community.apache.org/newcommitter.html The immediate concern is that Secretary often receives duplicate ICLAs because the mail inviting them to become a committer tells them to submit an ICLA regardless of whether they have already submitted one. So I'd like to change the recommended process so that the PMC first checks to see if the candidate is already either a committer or has an ICLA on file. This should significantly improve the process by eliminating the back and forth when a sufficient ICLA is already on file and Secretary tells the candidate to deal with the PMC to get the account. I have another suggestion for a process improvement that I will open a new thread to discuss. Regards, Craig Craig L Russell c...@apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
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