On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 11:47 PM Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com> wrote:
Seriously, "nobody else does" shows you haven't looked much. For example, the first two I just looked at also require a mailing address:
Apache CLA https://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.pdf
Android CLA https://cla.developers.google.com/clas/new?domain=DOMAIN_GOOGLE&kind=KIND_INDIVIDUAL
So I'll guess that projects big enough to hire actual lawyers require an address.
Fair. I guess I should have said "nobody else that I've ever contributed code upstream to does". (I suppose I have mostly contributed to smaller, less formal projects in the past.)
As to why they want an address, you'll have to ask a lawyer! There aren't any on this list. So, if you really want to pursue this, I suggest you direct the question instead to the Python Software Foundation, which deals with the project's legalities:
psf@python.org
Thanks, this is useful information. Joseph C. Sible