[SeasonOfDocs] TheGoodDocsProject: Contributor Agreements

[Cameron Shorter]

It has been ~ 10 years since I last looked into open source contributor 
agreements, so I've been doing some research. I feel this is an 
important consideration for a project which is hopefully to be as 
central as ours will become.

It is about having contributors confirm they are allowed to give to our 
project and to agree we can distribute contributions under our open 
licenses.
We have a few options: do nothing, old heavy weight Contributor License 
Agreement (CLA), or lightweight Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)
Pros and cons are explained in Producing Open Source Software: 
https://producingoss.com/en/contributor-agreements.html#developer-certificate-of-origin
I propose we adopt the light DCO: https://developercertificate.org/

I'd like to hear if anyone has any opinions or experience in this area 
(especially from those of you in big companies which have legal 
departments which may be opinionated.)

After we've discussed for a few days (weeks if being debated), I'll put 
together a motion to vote on.

Cheers,

-- 
Cameron Shorter
Technology Demystifier
Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant

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