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Merge pull request #445 from github/even-dco
elide "even simpler" from DCO mention
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Some situations where you may want to consider an additional contributor agreement for your project include:
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* Your lawyers want all contributors to expressly accept (_sign_, online or offline) contribution terms, perhaps because they feel the open source license itself is not enough (even though it is!). If this is the only concern, a contributor agreement that affirms the project's open source license should be enough. The [jQuery Individual Contributor License Agreement](https://contribute.jquery.org/CLA/) is a good example of a lightweight additional contributor agreement. For some projects, a [Developer Certificate of Origin](https://github.com/probot/dco) can be an even simpler alternative.
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* Your lawyers want all contributors to expressly accept (_sign_, online or offline) contribution terms, perhaps because they feel the open source license itself is not enough (even though it is!). If this is the only concern, a contributor agreement that affirms the project's open source license should be enough. The [jQuery Individual Contributor License Agreement](https://contribute.jquery.org/CLA/) is a good example of a lightweight additional contributor agreement. For some projects, a [Developer Certificate of Origin](https://github.com/probot/dco) can be an alternative.
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* Your project uses an open source license that does not include an express patent grant (such as MIT), and you need a patent grant from all contributors, some of whom may work for companies with large patent portfolios that could be used to target you or the project's other contributors and users. The [Apache Individual Contributor License Agreement](https://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.pdf) is a commonly used additional contributor agreement that has a patent grant mirroring the one found in the Apache License 2.0.
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* Your project is under a copyleft license, but you also need to distribute a proprietary version of the project. You'll need every contributor to assign copyright to you or grant you (but not the public) a permissive license. The [MongoDB Contributor Agreement](https://www.mongodb.com/legal/contributor-agreement) is an example this type of agreement.
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* You think your project might need to change licenses over its lifetime and want contributors to agree in advance to such changes.
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Longer term, your legal team can do more to help the company get more from its involvement in open source, and stay safe:
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* **Employee contribution policies:** Consider developing a corporate policy that specifies how your employees contribute to open source projects. A clear policy will reduce confusion among your employees and help them contribute to open source projects in the company's best interest, whether as part of their jobs or in their free time. A good example is Rackspace's [Model IP and Open Source Contribution Policy](https://processmechanics.com/a-model-ip-and-open-source-contribution-policy/).
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* **Employee contribution policies:** Consider developing a corporate policy that specifies how your employees contribute to open source projects. A clear policy will reduce confusion among your employees and help them contribute to open source projects in the company's best interest, whether as part of their jobs or in their free time. A good example is Rackspace's [Model IP and Open Source Contribution Policy](https://processmechanics.com/2015/07/22/a-model-ip-and-open-source-contribution-policy/).
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Letting out the IP associated with a patch builds the employee's knowledge base and reputation. It shows that the company is invested in the development of that employee and creates a sense of empowerment and autonomy. All of these benefits also lead to higher morale and better employee retention.
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@vanl, ["A Model IP and Open Source Contribution Policy"](https://processmechanics.com/a-model-ip-and-open-source-contribution-policy/)
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@vanl, ["A Model IP and Open Source Contribution Policy"](https://processmechanics.com/2015/07/22/a-model-ip-and-open-source-contribution-policy/)
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