Summit Topic: Implementation of the OpenJSF IP Policy

[tobie]

Topic of the session
Implementation of the OpenJSF IP Policy

Type of the session

• [✔️] Collaborate
• [] Workshop
• [] Talk

Follow-up / Set-up sessions (if any)
None

Level

• [] Beginner
• [] Intermediate
• [✔️] Advanced

Pre-requisite knowledge

A basic understanding of IP policy and a deep care for contributor experience.

Describe the session
Discuss the implementation of the IP Policy in order to improve contributor experience

• How can we make the contribution experience as frictionless as possible while preserving key legal aspects?
• Can we change the language around practices deemed unnecessary from a legal perspective to discourage them rather than make them optional? (i.e. can we be more prescriptive rather than descriptive?)
• Concerns with the DCO not being practical at all for drive-by commits nor for commits done through GitHub’s web interface.
• Why should foundation projects have to adopt either the DCO or the CLA? They're both somewhat contributor hostile.
• In which files should what go? Can we be more prescriptive, here?
• See notably issues:
  • Add Foundation-wide copyright guidance cross-project-council#414
  • Add post-graduation checklist cross-project-council#386

Session facilitator(s) and Github handle(s)
@tobie (others?)

Additional context (optional)

[christian-bromann]

@tobie are there any notes or other artifacts for this session? If so can you share them here? I am happy to make a PR and add them to the summit directory or feel free to raise one by yourself. Thanks!

[christian-bromann]

Closing this issue. @tobie please submit your notes if you made any. Cheers!