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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Jody,<br>
The key element I'm looking for is a documented process, which is
part of the project's supporting web pages, describing how the
project will ensure future contributions to the code base will
follow license guidelines.<br>
This means that before a new developer is provided to access to
commit to the code base, they need to sign a code contribution
agreement, or state publicly that they agree to the project
license and software development guidelines.<br>
<br>
The link to the geotools project you reference below does this by
requiring new developers to sign a code contribution agreement
before committing.<br>
<br>
A lighter version is provided for the OSGeo-Live project:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Subversion">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Subversion</a><br>
<br>
<dl>
<dt> Commit access
</dt>
<dd>To get commit access, you need to create yourself an <a
href="http://www.osgeo.org/osgeo_userid" class="external
text" rel="nofollow">osgeo user id</a>, then join our <a
href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo"
class="external text" rel="nofollow">email list</a> and ask
to be given access to subversion. In this email, you will also
need to confirm that you will comply with our license
guidelines. Write something like:
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dd><i>"Hi all, I'd like to contribute XXX to OSGeo-Live. Could
I please get access to subversion. My osgeo-user id is:
YYYY.</i>
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dd> <i>I confirm that my contributions to OSGeo-Live will be
compatible with the OSGeo-Live license guidelines at the
time of contribution."</i>
</dd>
</dl>
<p><br>
</p>
<dl>
<dd> The current OSGeo-Live license guidelines are:
<ul>
<li> <i>Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0
Unported License for Quickstarts</i>
</li>
<li> <i>Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
for Project Overviews</i>
</li>
<li> <i>Version 2.1+ of the LGPL for install scripts</i>
</li>
<li> <i>One of the OSI approved Open Source licenses for
installed applications</i>
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dd>A project admin will then add you to the <a
href="https://www.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/auth/ldap_group.py?group=osgeo"
class="external text" rel="nofollow">osgeo</a> user group.
</dd>
</dl>
<br>
Other projects, such as Frank's reference below provide something
similar.<br>
<br>
On 9/10/2012 9:59 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CA+YzLBcnJLDwfnGPx5+vcadRNXLo1ugWGXNGT_BBN7839c4wWQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Jody,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I think I raised the concern, and I was looking for something
like the "Legal" section of the GDAL commiter guidelines
stressing the responsibilities of commiters to ensure the code
they commit is appropriately contributed:</div>
<div><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/rfc3_commiters">http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/rfc3_commiters</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>On GDAL (and some similar projects) we expect new commiters
to publically acknowledge that they have read the guidelines and
will endevour to adhere to them on the project mailing list so
there is a lightweight record. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The goal is to ensure that commiters understand their
responsibilities, and to demonstrate that the project had made
reasonable efforts to keep the code base clean. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Best regards,</div>
<div>Frank</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Jody
Garnett <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div> Morning Cameron:</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Over on the GeoMoose PSC list we have been going over
your following feedback:</div>
<div>
<blockquote type="cite">I'd also like to see "Commiter
Responsibilities Guidelines" embedded into a "Software
Developers Guide" or similar. I'm afraid the link to
meeting minutes doesn't constitute guidelines.</blockquote>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Do you have any specific examples in mind? I was able
to hunt down a couple of examples from projects I work
on:</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>Here are some examples from projects I work on:</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>GeoTools: "Thou shalt not break the buildDon't
break the build" </div>
<div>- <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://docs.geotools.org/latest/developer/roles/index.html"
target="_blank">http://docs.geotools.org/latest/developer/roles/index.html</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>GeoServer: "over time some rules and conventions
have emerged"</div>
<div>- <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/developer/policies/comitting.html"
target="_blank">http://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/developer/policies/comitting.html</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The GeoMOOSE Coding Standards to cover the same
kind of material: "DRY, UI separation etc.." </div>
<div>- <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.geomoose.org/developer/standards.html"
target="_blank">http://www.geomoose.org/developer/standards.html</a></div>
</div>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<div><br>
</div>
<div>-- </div>
<div>Jody Garnett<br>
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