Martin Grotzke wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 09:02 +0200, Paul Sandoz wrote:
>> On Sep 1, 2008, at 8:38 AM, Martin Grotzke wrote:
>>> On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 08:29 +0600, Imran M Yousuf wrote:
>>>> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Martin Grotzke
>>>> <martin.grotzke_at_freiheit.com> wrote:
>>>> BTW, how does developers submit their work? is it by patch?
>>> Yes, sending a patch to this list is one option, another is that you
>>> create an issue and attach the patch to this issue, and a third one is
>>> to complete the Sun's Contributor Agreement (SCA) to get developer/
>>> write
>>> access.
>>>
>> The SCA is required to accept any code via a patch or otherwise.
> If a jersey user provides a patch this would be reviewed and tested by a
> jersey developer and committed (by this developer) if everything is ok.
> So from my point of view finally this developer would be responsible for
> this code change.
>
Unfortunately it is not about code reviewing, testing and ultimate
responsibility for the code, which are all very important.
It is a legal thing related to sharing copyright and IP. So someone who
has already signed the SCA should not act as a proxy for someone who has
not signed.
Q: What does the SCA do?
A: By executing an SCA, you
* share your copyrights with Sun
* license any patents bearing on your contributions to Sun
* assert that your contributions are original works
* assert that you are legally entitled to grant Sun these rights
* assert that your contributions do not violate anyone else's
rights
By accepting an SCA, Sun
* promises that your contributions will remain Free and open-source
software (i.e. will be published and will remain available by Sun
under a Free or open-source software license).
The SCA has been drafted in such a way as to be legally enforceable
in multiple jurisdictions.
Paul.
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