> On Jan 20, 2019, at 9:52 PM, Craig Russell <apache....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Sharan, > >> On Jan 13, 2019, at 5:59 AM, Sharan Foga <sha...@apache.org >> <mailto:sha...@apache.org>> wrote: >> >> Hi Craig >> >> One thing that we have done in OFBiz is that when a contributor requests >> access to our wiki, we ask them to complete an ICLA before the access >> request is processed. This has helped to capture people who for example want >> to create documentation. > > This is a terrific idea. I think we should add something to the PMC pages > about recognizing contributions and asking contributors to file ICLAs.
Thinking about this some more, we might even recommend that the PMC actively monitor contributions from non-committers, not just those who request access to the wiki; and suggest that they should submit an ICLA. Craig > > In addition to the community building and the recognition, filing an ICLA has > subsequent benefits to the project and the future committer. Just as soon as > the PMC decides to invite the contributor to become a committer, they can > finish the process without any delays. > > I'll propose some updates to the PMC community pages to reflect this. > > Craig >> >> We have setup a page with some basic explanations of what an ICLA is and why >> we are asking them to sign one. >> >> https://s.apache.org/NrGP <https://s.apache.org/NrGP> >> >> As well as setting them up with wiki access, we flag them in our Jira as >> part of a contributor group where they can then actually start assigning >> tasks (including the non technical ones) to themselves. >> >> Perhaps this could be one of the potential suggestions that we could include >> for projects. >> >> Thanks >> Sharan >> >> On 2019/01/10 15:52:19, Craig Russell <apache....@gmail.com >> <mailto:apache....@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> Hi Sally, >>> >>>> On Jan 10, 2019, at 12:53 AM, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org >>>> <mailto:s...@apache.org>> wrote: >>>> >>> Great writeup and I can wholeheartedly agree with everything except this: >>> >>>> 3) All project/committee participants are encouraged to sign an ASF ICLA >>>> in order to have their contributions recognized. >>> >>> With my Secretary hat on: It is really a lot of work to process non-CLA >>> contributors. So I'd change this to: >>> >>> 3) All project/committee participants are required to sign an ASF ICLA in >>> order to have their contributions recognized. >>> >>> Normally this will have been done in step 2 but your writeup seems to imply >>> that filing an ICLA is optional. My recommendation: not optional. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> Craig L Russell >>> Secretary, Apache Software Foundation >>> c...@apache.org <mailto:c...@apache.org> <mailto:c...@apache.org >>> <mailto:c...@apache.org>> http://db.apache.org/jdo >>> <http://db.apache.org/jdo> <http://db.apache.org/jdo >>> <http://db.apache.org/jdo>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org >> <mailto:dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org> >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org >> <mailto:dev-h...@community.apache.org> > Craig L Russell > Secretary, Apache Software Foundation > c...@apache.org <mailto:c...@apache.org> http://db.apache.org/jdo > <http://db.apache.org/jdo> Craig L Russell Secretary, Apache Software Foundation c...@apache.org <mailto:c...@apache.org> http://db.apache.org/jdo <http://db.apache.org/jdo>
