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Be a bit more strong with getting the CLA signed (python#153)
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Contributor Licensing Agreements
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It's unlikely bug fixes will require a `Contributor Licensing Agreement`_
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unless they touch a *lot* of code. For new features, it is preferable to
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ask that the contributor submit a signed CLA to the PSF as the associated
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comments, docstrings and documentation are far more likely to reach a
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copyrightable standard.
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Always get a `Contributor Licensing Agreement`_ (CLA) signed unless the
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change has no possible intellectual property associated with it (e.g. fixing
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a spelling mistake in documentation). Otherwise it is simply safer from a
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legal standpoint to require the contributor to sign the CLA.
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These days, the CLA can be signed electronically through the form linked
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above, and this process is strongly preferred to the old mechanism that

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