[Python-Dev] Why does the Contributor Agreement need my address?

[Joseph C. Sible]

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?

Joseph C. Sible
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Re: [Python-Dev] Why does the Contributor Agreement need my address?

[Joseph C. Sible]

On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 11:47 PM Tim Peters  wrote:

> 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.

Fair. I guess I should have said "nobody else that I've ever
contributed code upstream to does". (I suppose I have mostly
contributed to smaller, less formal projects in the past.)

> 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

Thanks, this is useful information.

Joseph C. Sible
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