On 9/8/18 11:46 PM, Tim Peters wrote: > [Joseph C. Sible <josephcsi...@gmail.com> >> I'm used to signing CLA's that require nothing beyond a name and a check >> box. When I went to sign the PSF Contributor Agreement so I can submit >> a PR for CPython, I was surprised to see that it wants my address. Why >> does the Python Software Foundation need this, especially when nobody >> else does? > So that our marketing partners can deliver exciting consumer shopping > opportunities directly to your front door ;-) > > Seriously, "nobody else does" shows you haven't looked much. For > example, the first two I just looked at also require a mailing > address: > > Apache CLA > https://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.pdf > > Android CLA > https://cla.developers.google.com/clas/new?domain=DOMAIN_GOOGLE&kind=KIND_INDIVIDUAL > > So I'll guess that projects big enough to hire actual lawyers require > an address. As to why they want an address, you'll have to ask a > lawyer! There aren't any on this list. So, if you really want to > pursue this, I suggest you direct the question instead to the Python > Software Foundation, which deals with the project's legalities: > > p...@python.org > _ While I am not a lawyer, or even play on on TV, I can imagine that for such an agreement to really be enforced, they need to know who actually is agreeing to it. Just a name isn't a unique a unique identifier, so more information is needed.
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