svn commit: r1777918 - /infrastructure/site/trunk/content/licenses/index.mdtext

[cl...@apache.org]

Author: clr
Date: Sun Jan  8 22:39:49 2017
New Revision: 1777918

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1777918&view=rev
Log:
Minor clarification of CCLA vs. ICLA

Modified:
    infrastructure/site/trunk/content/licenses/index.mdtext

Modified: infrastructure/site/trunk/content/licenses/index.mdtext
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/infrastructure/site/trunk/content/licenses/index.mdtext?rev=1777918&r1=1777917&r2=1777918&view=diff
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--- infrastructure/site/trunk/content/licenses/index.mdtext (original)
+++ infrastructure/site/trunk/content/licenses/index.mdtext Sun Jan  8 22:39:49 2017
@@ -92,16 +92,19 @@ The purpose of this agreement is to clea
 terms under which intellectual property has been contributed to the ASF and
 thereby allow us to defend the project should there be a legal dispute
 regarding the software at some future time. A signed ICLA is required to be
-on file before an individual is given commit rights to an ASF project.
+on file before an individual is given commit rights to any ASF project.
 
 For a corporation that has assigned employees to work on an Apache project,
 a [Corporate CLA](cla-corporate.txt) (CCLA) is available for contributing
 intellectual property via the corporation, that may have been assigned as
 part of an employment agreement. Note that a Corporate CLA does not remove
-the need for every developer to sign their own ICLA as an individual, to
-cover any of their contributions which are not owned by the corporation
+the need for every developer to sign their own ICLA as an individual, which
+covers both contributions which are owned and those that are not owned by the corporation
 signing the CCLA.
 
+The CCLA legally binds the corporation, so it must be signed by a person with
+authority to enter into legal contracts on behalf of the corporation.
+
 The ICLA is not tied to any employer you may have, so it is recommended to
 use one's personal email address in the contact details, rather than an @work
 address.



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