[openstack-dev] [OpenStack-Dev] Commit messages and lawyer speak

Monty Taylor mordred at inaugust.com
Tue Jul 8 06:30:56 UTC 2014


On 07/07/2014 08:18 PM, Anne Gentle wrote:
> Hi John,
> There's a thread started on the legal-discuss list:
> http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/legal-discuss/2014-July/000304.html
> Probably want to follow along there.

Hi!

a) I agree with Anne - so I have responded there.

b) I agree with Robert - so, "Oh hell no"

To sum up, more bluntly than I said there:

There is no way to match CCLA to employee list automatically, which
means that the burden to verify the statement would be on reviewers.
This is not ok.

Also, CLA's are pointless.

Also ...

Oh, HELL no.

> 
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:13 PM, John Griffith <john.griffith at solidfire.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hey All,
>>
>> Just wondering what's up with the following items showing up in commit
>> messages:
>>
>> "CCLA SCHEDULE B SUBMISSION"
>>
>> Don't know that I care, but it seems completely unnecessary as signing the
>> Corporate CCLA means your submissions are of course covered under this
>> clause (at least I would think).  Is there any reason to have this in the
>> commit message?  Or better yet, the real question is; any reason not to as
>> corporate lawyers strike again and require it for their employees?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John
>>
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