Maybe better: "Note that small patches & bug fixes do not require a CLA as clause 5 of the Apache License covers them."
(also bug fix is not hyphenated). Gary On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 9:10 AM, Stian Soiland-Reyes <st...@apache.org> wrote: > Suggested text: > > > Sign and submit the Apache Contributor License Agreement if you haven't > already. Note that small patches & bug-fixes do not require a CLA as they > are covered by Apache License clause 5. > > > On 29 June 2016 at 16:59, Stian Soiland-Reyes <st...@apache.org> wrote: > > > https://github.com/apache/commons-collections/blob/trunk/CONTRIBUTING.md#submitting-changes > > says > > > > > >> Sign the Contributor License Agreement if you haven't already. > >> Push your changes to a topic branch in your fork of the repository. > >> Submit a pull request to the repository in the apache organization. > > > > However I don't think we should require a CLA for small patches - this > > is not an ASF requirement as such patches would still be covered by > > the Apache License. We should still require an ICLA for new additions > > and anything that looks "large" or "clever". > > > > This was mentioned in http://apetro.ghost.io/apache-contributors-no-cla/ > > and > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d29ad962938540f2f2b5cc70e7f0b3d3ec347fc5c619a6498a141fdc@%3Clegal-discuss.apache.org%3E > > > > > > Am I OK to update that README to clarify that ICLA is not always > > needed, or do we have such a policy of always requiring ICLA within > > Apache Commons? > > > > > > We should also update https://commons.apache.org/patches.html > > to describe Pull Requests and ICLAs. > > > > > > -- > > Stian Soiland-Reyes > > Apache Taverna (incubating), Apache Commons > > http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9842-9718 > > > > -- > Stian Soiland-Reyes > Apache Taverna (incubating), Apache Commons > http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9842-9718 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > -- E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
