Oracle Contributor Agreement
[edit] Introduction
The Oracle Contributor Agreement or "OCA" gives Oracle and the contributor joint copyright interests in the code. The contributor retains copyrights while also granting those rights to Oracle as the project sponsor. It supersedes the previously used Sun Contributor Agreement (SCA) and the MySQL Contributor License Agreement.
More information about the OCA can be found on the following pages:
You only need to sign the OCA once in order to cover all changes that you might contribute to any Oracle-sponsored open-source project. If you've already signed the the OCA or the former SCA (Sun Contributor Agreement) in order to contribute to an Oracle-sponsored project then you do not need to sign it again in order to contribute to other projects requiring the OCA.
If you have previously signed the MySQL Contributor License Agreement (CLA), you must now sign and return the OCA instead. All contributions to the MySQL project from now on require that the contributor sign and return the OCA.
To be able to store the OCA and match it to you, we require that you have a MySQL user account. This account gives you access to important MySQL development resources, so it is almost essential to have this account anyway if you are contributing to MySQL development. On the OCA form, enter “mysql.com” for the project name/project website, and your MySQL.com account handle (your e-mail address) for your username.
Send the scanned or photographed copy of your completed, signed agreement via E-Mail to sun_ca [at] sun [dot] com for acceptance. Note that your scan or photograph should be of the complete page and should have a resolution of at least 3 megapixels/180 dpi.
[edit] OCA Acceptance
- Only physically signed documents (the OCA) or copies of physically signed documents will be accepted as binding agreements.
- Copies of physically signed documents include faxed or scanned copies of physically signed original documents.
- Digital signatures will be not accepted.
[edit] Membership status
You membership status can be checked by using the following website: http://sca.java.net/CA_signatories.htm