[Board] geotools to change contribution agreement

[Jody Garnett]

> They are not licenses, so we clearly would not put them exactly at that url.
> 
> 

They are considered code contribution licenses (i.e. the license that osgeo gets in order to accept the code).
> I personally feel that there is no particular need for the board to
> publish them somewhere special. Instead, I think the best place for
> them to live is in the incubator as "suggested best practice"
> contributions agreements that could be used "as is" for projects.
> 
> 

I would agree, if there was anything project specific in the text. As it is having the same document at a number of websites would present opportunities for confusion.

But yes, could host them in the incubation committee svn or something.
> > b) or acknowledge the actions of the GeoTools PMC (and the project can host
> > the agreements)
> > 
> 
> I will seek a motion from the board approving their use GeoTools,
> though as I've said before I don't see this as strictly necessary.

I understand, consider this a case of me playing it safe.

Jody 

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