On Wed, Dec 04, 2013 at 03:56:05PM -0500, Richard Fontana wrote:
Given the obstacles contained in the OpenStack Foundation bylaws IP policy to flexibility in handling inbound contributions, I think the easiest solution (though not the most desirable one) would be for the Executive Director to make "non material amendments" to the Individual (and/or Corporate) CLA so that a federal government contractor not holding copyright on what is being contributed can use such a CLA.
Or perhaps the Executive Director could non-materially revise the US Government CLA to have it cover the case of contributions coming in from contractors? I realize that might seem to contradict the essence of my previous response, but the problem I see here is balancing reduction of contributor red tape against the need for a fair IPR licensing policy. - RF