On 10/07/2014 04:10 AM, Arcadiy Ivanov wrote:
> Thank you Magnus.
> The absence of legal entity and therefore of CLAs will make for an
> awesome discussion with legal. :D
They want a piece of paper to sign. So print out the PostgreSQL license.
Sign it. Hand it to them. That might satisfy them.
They can even scan it and send it to someone if they want, though I
expect it'd go straight in the trash mailbox or get a perfunctory reply
along the lines of "I don't know what you expect me to do with this".
Candidates to receive such a message might be:
http://www.postgresql.eu/about/contact/
https://www.postgresql.us/contact
though I don't speak for either of them.
If they want some written acknowledgement from "PostgreSQL" that you're
allowed to contribute that'll be harder because there isn't really
anyone to supply such an acknowledgement. One of the two associations
above might be able to help, or you could contact someone from:
http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_support/
to assist your legal team.
A final option would be to contact the SFLC:
https://www.softwarefreedom.org/
who are *not* associated with PostgreSQL, but might be able to provide
useful general advice, especially if your company is willing to pay for
the time they spend doing so.
Note that there is never any guarantee that your contributions will be
accepted by PgJDBC, the core project, or anybody else. That will be
judged on perceived merit and on how effectively you explain the utility
of the changes you want to make.
Some companies find it easier to work via partners experienced with the
development model; again, you can find candidates at
http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_support/ .
-- Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services