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CLAs are not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, they are pretty much necessary for software companies. We have one for our open source projects. It has language
by hodgesrm 2y ago
CLAs are not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, they are pretty much necessary for software companies. We have one for our open source projects. It has language to ensure there's no dispute about our right to the code. That's important, because we indemnify our customers against IP infringement. It's a standard part of contracts for software and services.
- cube2222 2y agoIANAL but you can have that without getting yourself a full copyright license to all contributions - as CLAs generally do, and what enables license changes. A popular more lightweight solution is the DCO[0]. [0]: https://developercertificate.com/ https://developercertificate.com/