Developer Grant and CLA

This page provides information on developer grant and Contributor License Agreement (CLA).

Things to Consider before Contributing to webOS Open Source Edition

To help with understanding what’s required to contribute to webOS Open Source Edition (OSE), we are providing guidance on why webOS OSE has made certain decisions.

• webOS OSE has selected the Apache 2.0 license, popular for its permissive and flexible properties, while still encouraging a collaborative community.

• webOS OSE has selected a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) approach. New contributors can get started and grant a license explicitly to webOS OSE.

• If you make contribution on behalf of your company or organization, you must submit Corporate CLA. For detailed procedure, see Procedure for Submitting Corporate CLA.

webOS Open Source Edition Individual Contributor License Agreement

In order to clarify the intellectual property license granted with Contributions from any person or entity, webOS Open Source Edition project. (“Project”) 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 Project; it does not change your rights to use your own Contributions for any other purpose.

You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and future Contributions submitted to Project. Except for the license granted herein to Project and recipients of software distributed by Project, 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 Project. 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 any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to Project for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by Project (the “Work”). For the purposes of this definition, “submitted” means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to Project 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, Project 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 Project and to recipients of software distributed by Project a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, 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 Project and to recipients of software distributed by Project a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, 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) was submitted. If any entity institutes patent litigation against You or any other entity (including a cross-claim 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. Right to Grant Licenses.

You represent that you are legally entitled to grant the above license. If your employer(s) has rights to intellectual property that you create that includes your Contributions, you represent that you have received permission to make Contributions on behalf of that employer, that your employer has waived such rights for your Contributions to Project, or that your employer has executed a separate Corporate CLA with Project.

5. Original Creation.

You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see section 7 for submissions on behalf of others). You represent that Your Contribution submissions include complete details of any third-party license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents and trademarks) of which you are personally aware and which are associated with any part of Your Contributions.

6. Support; Warranty Disclaimer.

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, NON- INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

7. Contributions That Are Not Your Original Creation.

Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to Project 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 third-party: [named here]”.

8. Required Notifications.

You agree to notify Project of any facts or circumstances of which you become aware that would make these representations inaccurate in any respect.

Procedure for Submitting Corporate CLA

To submit the Corporate CLA, take the following steps:

1. Download the Corporate CLA form.

2. Fill out the information on the corporation and representative.

3. In Schedule A, fill out the initial list of designated employees, which is the list of employees who will be granted a commit privilege for the code inside webOS Open Source Edition.

4. (Optional) In Schedule B, identify the concurrent software grant.

5. After completing the Corporate CLA, sign the document. Please read the document carefully before signing and keep a copy for your records.

6. Scan and email a pdf file of Corporate CLA to develop@webosose.org.