Cloud Native Computing Foundation
A project of The Linux Foundation
Software Grant and Corporate Contributor License Agreement ("Agreement") v1.0
Thank you for your interest in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation project
(“CNCF”) of The
Linux Foundation (the "Foundation"). In order to clarify the intellectual property
license granted
with Contributions from any person or entity, the Foundation must have a Contributor
License
Agreement (CLA) on file that has been signed by each Contributor, indicating
agreement to the
license terms below. This license is for your protection as a Contributor as
well as the protection
of CNCF, the Foundation and its users; it does not change your rights to use
your own
Contributions for any other purpose.
This version of the Agreement allows an entity (the "Corporation") to submit
Contributions to the
Foundation, to authorize Contributions submitted by its designated employees
to the
Foundation, and to grant copyright and patent licenses thereto.
If you have not already done so, please complete and sign, then scan and email
a PDF file of
this Agreement to cla@cncf.io
If necessary, send an original signed Agreement to The Linux
Foundation, 1 Letterman Drive, Building D, Suite D4700, San Francisco CA 94129,
U.S.A.
Please read this document carefully before signing and keep a copy for your
records.
Corporation name: ________________________________________________
Corporation address: ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Point of Contact: ________________________________________________
EMail: ________________________________________________
Telephone: _____________________
You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present
and future
Contributions submitted to the Foundation. In return, the Foundation shall not
use Your
Contributions in a way that is contrary to the public benefit or inconsistent
with its nonprofit
status and bylaws in effect at the time of the Contribution. Except for the
license granted herein
to the Foundation and recipients of software distributed by the Foundation,
You reserve all right,
title, and interest in and to Your Contributions.
1. Definitions.
"You" (or "Your") shall mean the copyright owner or legal entity authorized
by the copyright
owner that is making this Agreement with the Foundation. For legal entities,
the entity making a
Contribution and all other entities that control, are controlled by, or are
under common control
with that entity are considered to be a single Contributor. For the purposes
of this definition,
"control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or
management of such
entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent
(50%) or more of the
outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.
"Contribution" shall mean the code, documentation or other original works of
authorship
expressly identified in Schedule B, as well as any original work of authorship,
including any
modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted
by You to the
Foundation for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products owned
or managed by the
Foundation (the "Work"). For the purposes of this definition, "submitted" means
any form of
electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to the Foundation or its representatives,
including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing lists, source
code control
systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, the
Foundation for
the purpose of discussing and improving the Work, but excluding communication
that is
conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."
2. Grant of Copyright License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
You
hereby grant to the Foundation and to recipients of software distributed by
the Foundation a
perpetual, worldwide, nonexclusive, nocharge, royaltyfree, irrevocable
copyright license to
reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform,
sublicense, and
distribute Your Contributions and such derivative works.
3. Grant of Patent License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
You hereby
grant to the Foundation and to recipients of software distributed by the Foundation
a perpetual,
worldwide, nonexclusive, nocharge, royaltyfree, irrevocable (except as
stated in this section)
patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise
transfer the
Work, where such license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You
that are
necessarily infringed by Your Contribution(s) alone or by combination of Your
Contribution(s)
with the Work to which such Contribution(s) were submitted. If any entity institutes
patent
litigation against You or any other entity (including a crossclaim or counterclaim
in a lawsuit)
alleging that your Contribution, or the Work to which you have contributed,
constitutes direct or
contributory patent infringement, then any patent licenses granted to that entity
under this
Agreement for that Contribution or Work shall terminate as of the date such
litigation is filed.
4. You represent that You are legally entitled to grant the above license. You
represent further
that each employee of the Corporation designated on Schedule A below (or in
a subsequent
written modification to that Schedule) is authorized to submit Contributions
on behalf of the
Corporation.
5. You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see
section 7 for
submissions on behalf of others).
6. You are not expected to provide support for Your Contributions, except to
the extent You
desire to provide support. You may provide support for free, for a fee, or not
at all. Unless
required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, You provide Your Contributions
on an "AS IS"
BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied,
including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
7. Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may
submit it to the
Foundation separately from any Contribution, identifying the complete details
of its source and
of any license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related
patents, trademarks, and
license agreements) of which you are personally aware, and conspicuously marking
the work as
"Submitted on behalf of a thirdparty: [named here]".
8. It is your responsibility to notify the Foundation when any change is required
to the list of
designated employees authorized to submit Contributions on behalf of the Corporation,
or to the
Corporation's Point of Contact with the Foundation.
Please sign: __________________________________ Date: _______________
Title: __________________________________
Corporation: __________________________________
Schedule A
Initial list of designated employees. NB: authorization is not tied to particular
Contributions.
Please indicate “CLA Manager” next to the name of any employees listed below
that are
authorized to add or remove designated employees from this list in the future.
Schedule B
[Identification of optional concurrent software grant. Would be left blank or
omitted if there is no
concurrent software grant.]