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| <p>This page answers common queries that we receive about our contribution agreements.</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>For other licensing questions, see our <a href="../foundation/licensing.html">Licensing FAQ</a>.</li> |
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| <h1 id="frequent-questions-about-asf-contribution-agreements">Frequent questions about ASF contribution agreements<a class="headerlink" href="#frequent-questions-about-asf-contribution-agreements" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1> |
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| <p><a href="#CLA-Usage">May I re-use (and modify) the ASF Contributor License Agreements |
| (CLAs) for my own purposes?</a></p> |
| </li> |
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| <p><a href="#PatentScope">What is the scope of patent grants made to the ASF?</a></p> |
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| <p><a href="#cclas-not-required">Are contributor's employers required to sign a CCLA?</a></p> |
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| <p><a href="#printer">I don't have a printer. How do I "print, sign, scan, and email" the license document?</a></p> |
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| </ol> |
| <p>If none of the above addresses your query, please check the <a href="#resources">resources at |
| the bottom of this page</a> for general information.</p> |
| <h2 id="answers">Answers<a class="headerlink" href="#answers" title="Permalink">¶</a></h2> |
| <h3 id="CLA-Usage">May I re-use (and modify) the ASF Contributor License Agreements (CLAs) for my own purposes?<a class="headerlink" href="#CLA-Usage" title="Permalink">¶</a></h3> |
| <p>Yes, you may re-use and modify them. You just can't hold the ASF |
| legally responsible if these documents are not exactly what you intend them |
| to be. We recommend that you obtain your own legal advice so you know |
| exactly what you are getting yourself into.</p> |
| <p>And if you do adapt these agreements for your purposes, make |
| sure that the phrase 'Apache Software Foundation' and any confusingly |
| similar references or parts that specifically refer to the Apache |
| organisation do not appear in your version of the agreements (except to |
| note that your version is derived and differs from the original provided by |
| the ASF).</p> |
| <h3 id="PatentScope">What is the scope of patent grants made to the ASF?<a class="headerlink" href="#PatentScope" title="Permalink">¶</a></h3> |
| <style> |
| dl dt {float: left} |
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| </style> |
| <p>This is a four part question:</p> |
| <dl> |
| <dt>Q1:</dt> |
| <dd>If I own a patent and contribute to a Work, and, at the time my |
| contribution is included in that Work, none of my patent's claims are |
| subject to Apache's Grant of Patent License, is there a way any of |
| those claims would later become subject to the Grant of Patent License |
| solely due to subsequent contributions by other parties who are not |
| licensees of that patent? |
| </dd> |
| <dt>A1:</dt> |
| <dd>No.</dd> |
| <dt>Q2:</dt> |
| <dd>If at any time after my contribution, I am able to license other |
| patent claims that would have been subject to Apache's Grant of Patent |
| License if they were licenseable by me at the time of my contribution, |
| do those other claims become subject to the Grant of Patent License? |
| </dd> |
| <dt>A2:</dt> |
| <dd>Yes.</dd> |
| <dt>Q3:</dt> |
| <dd>If I own or control a licensable patent and contribute code to a |
| specific Apache product, which of my patent claims are subject to |
| Apache's Grant of Patent License? |
| </dd> |
| <dt>A3:</dt> |
| <dd>The only patent claims that are licensed to the ASF are those you own |
| or have the right to license that read on your contribution or on the |
| combination of your contribution with the specific Apache product to |
| which you contributed as it existed at the time of your contribution. |
| No additional patent claims become licensed as a result of subsequent |
| combinations of your contribution with any other software. Note, |
| however, that licensable patent claims include those that you acquire |
| in the future, as long as they read on your original contribution as |
| made at the original time. Once a patent claim is subject to Apache's |
| Grant of Patent License, it is licensed under the terms of that Grant |
| to the ASF and to recipients of any software distributed by the ASF |
| for any Apache software product whatsoever. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>Q4:</dt> |
| <dd>What is an Apache product? |
| <dt>A4:</dt> |
| <dd>An Apache product is a body of software being developed by the ASF |
| that the ASF intends to both alter and to publish as a separate line |
| of releases. |
| </dd> |
| </dd></dl> |
| <h3 id="cclas-not-required">Are contributors' employers required to sign a CCLA?<a class="headerlink" href="#cclas-not-required" title="Permalink">¶</a></h3> |
| <p>Only if their employment situation necessitates that a CCLA be signed. |
| See section 4 of the ICLA for details.</p> |
| <p>Committers must sign an ICLA. They make an individual claim that the code that |
| they contribute is theirs to license. Reviewing their ICLA against their |
| employer's ownership interests, applicable state and national law, and specific |
| aspects of their employment contract and business policies will reveal that |
| they can or cannot make that claim regarding any particular commit to whichever |
| particular project they are committing in.</p> |
| <p>The CCLA is a backup document that the committer/ICLA signer may use to |
| eliminate all of the ambiguity between conflicting laws, contracts, |
| policies and job assignments. We've never required it. Many committers |
| are confident of their individual representations under the ICLA, many other |
| committers find it reassuring that their company has backed up their own |
| ICLA with this umbrella document.</p> |
| <p>It is the ICLA signatory's call if it is required, but it isn't exactly an easy |
| call for many committers employed in the IT/Software industry.</p> |
| <p>Finally, see section 8 of the ICLA, which requires signers to notify the |
| Foundation when their status changes in ways that may require this to |
| be reassessed.</p> |
| <h3 id="printer">I don't have a printer. How do I "print, sign, scan, and email" the license document?<a class="headerlink" href="#printer" title="Permalink">¶</a></h3> |
| <p>ICLA, CCLA, SGA, and Member license documents are PDF forms with entry form fields. |
| There is also space for a signature which cannot be typed. |
| Using a PDF editor will allow the submitter to fill and sign the forms without printing them. |
| The precise steps needed depend on the operating system of the submitter.</p> |
| <p><strong>MacOSX users:</strong></p> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Use your browser to navigate to the <a href="/licenses/contributor-agreements.html">.pdf form</a> and download the form to a local file using the save-as function.</li> |
| <li>Open the file using <strong>Preview</strong>, the standard PDF viewer/editor.</li> |
| <li>Fill the form fields using the keyboard. For the signature, use the <strong>Tools-Annotate-Signature</strong> function to attach a signature.</li> |
| <li>Save the completed form.</li> |
| <li>Open the email client and create a message to <a href="mailto:secretary@apache.org">secretary@apache.org</a>, attach the completed form and send it to secretary.</li> |
| <li>Keep the completed form for your records.</li> |
| </ol> |
| <p><strong>Apple iOS users:</strong></p> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Use your browser to navigate to the <a href="/licenses/contributor-agreements.html">.pdf form</a> and download the form using the <strong>Files</strong> feature.</li> |
| <li>Open the form using <strong>Files</strong>, the standard file viewer.</li> |
| <li>Fill the form fields using the keyboard. For the signature, use the <strong>Signature</strong> function to attach your signature.</li> |
| <li>Save the completed form.</li> |
| <li><strong>Share</strong> the file to the email client and send the message with the attached form to <a href="mailto:secretary@apache.org">secretary@apache.org</a>.</li> |
| <li>Keep the completed form for your records.</li> |
| </ol> |
| <p><strong>Android users</strong> need a third-party tool to fill and attach a signature. |
| First, install a PDF tool such as <strong>Adobe Acrobat</strong>. These instructions may differ somewhat if you are not using Adobe Acrobat.</p> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Use your web browser to navigate to the <a href="/licenses/contributor-agreements.html">.pdf form</a> and download the form to a local file. The file should automatically open in the PDF tool.</li> |
| <li>Fill the form fields using the keyboard. For the signature, use the <strong>Edit</strong> function and choose <strong>Fill & Sign</strong> to attach a signature.</li> |
| <li>Save the completed form.</li> |
| <li>Share the file via <strong>Share a copy</strong> to the email client and send the message with the attached form to <a href="mailto:secretary@apache.org">secretary@apache.org</a>.</li> |
| <li>Keep the completed form for your records.</li> |
| </ol> |
| <h3 id="upload-key">How do I upload my public key?<a class="headerlink" href="#upload-key" title="Permalink">¶</a></h3> |
| <p>Upload your public key to one of the shared public key repositories:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><a href="https://keyserver.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu key server</a></li> |
| <li><a href="https://keys.openpgp.org">OpenGPG key server</a>.</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h2 id="resources">Another place to look<a class="headerlink" href="#resources" title="Permalink">¶</a></h2> |
| <p>If you have questions about The Apache Software Foundation, its projects, |
| or its software, we recommend the following link for more information or |
| assistance:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>The Foundation pre-FAQ: <a href="/foundation/preFAQ.html">Contact Apache FAQ</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>If you have a specific question about the Apache license or |
| distribution of Apache software that this page has not answered, <a href="/legal/">contact the Legal Affairs Committee</a>.</p> |
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