[Python-Dev] Contributor Agreements for Patches - was [Jython-dev] Jython on Google AppEngine!

[Tobias Ivarsson]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 4:44 PM, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de>wrote:

> >     * What is the scope of a patch that requires a contributor
> >       agreement?
>
> Van's advise is as follows:
>
> There is no definite ruling on what constitutes "work" that is
> copyright-protected; estimates vary between 10 and 50 lines.
> Establishing a rule based on line limits is not supported by
> law. Formally, to be on the safe side, paperwork would be needed
> for any contribution (no matter how small); this is tedious and
> probably unnecessary, as the risk of somebody suing is small.
> Also, in that case, there would be a strong case for an implied
> license.
>
> So his recommendation is to put the words
>
> "By submitting a patch or bug report, you agree to license it under the
> Apache Software License, v. 2.0, and further agree that it may be
> relicensed as necessary for inclusion in Python or other downstream
> projects."
>
> into the tracker; this should be sufficient for most cases. For
> committers, we should continue to require contributor forms.


Sounds great to me.

Cheers,
Tobias
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