Re: [Jython-dev] Python Software Foundation - Jython CLA

[Jim B. <jim...@py...>]

There are 104 contributors listed in
https://github.com/jythontools/jython/blob/master/ACKNOWLEDGMENTS#L80-L183
— I don't believe it's possible that we can do this retroactively. It has
to be based on the contribution form they initially submitted.

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 6:43 AM, er...@py... <er...@py...>
wrote:

> Jeff!
>
> Thank you for your diligent research and digging! That certainly clears up
> the bifurcation of the two forms.
>
> I believe we’ll proceed as follows:
>
>   - Leave the main contributor form as is at https://www.python.org/psf/
> contrib/contrib-form/
>   - Update the “Past contributions” forms linked to be specifically for
> the project noted, so that the notification email clearly states they are
> retroactive/past contributions.
>
> This will require that Jython contributors create and register an account
> on bugs.python.org so that they can be marked as having signed the CLA.
> Is that a problem for the project?
>
> -Ernest
>
> I believe I have found (belatedly stumbled upon) the definitive PSF answer
> to this question. In this page there are three links to PSF contributor
> forms: https://www.python.org/psf/contrib/
>
> The first link is to the one I think we want people to use for all PSF
> projects: https://www.python.org/psf/contrib/contrib-form/
>
> The second and third, the top page makes clear, are to cover "past
> contributions":
> https://www.python.org/psf/contrib/contrib-form-python/   (to "Python")
> https://www.python.org/psf/contrib/contrib-form-jython/   (to "Jython")
>
> This reinforces what we already concluded, and what Frank remembered of
> the history, that contributions to Jython are contributions to the PSF, and
> the one form of agreement should normally govern them all equally.
>
> The problem arises because these "past contribution" forms may be mistaken
> for the real thing when you land there directly (which you will if you
> think you want a CLA for Jython). Maybe these "past contribution" forms are
> still necessary for some reason. The solution is a clear statement on them
> that directs visitors to use the central PSF Contributor Form, unless
> they've been specifically asked to use the retrospective version e.g. by
> PSF staff.
>
> If we think we will never need them again, they're no more than an
> attractive nuisance and we know what to do.
>
> Is there somewhere I can lodge a change request about this? Is it
> bugs.python.org?
>
> Jeff Allen
>
>