Folks, Please use this issue and add as much context/questions as you can so the GB and GB's Legal Committee can consider them during their decision making

Thanks, Chris. I appreciate the clarification. --Aeva

+1 Although it might be difficult to quantify the size and scope of impact, it is nonetheless important that we find a solution. As there is a body of prior art and consensus on the topic, I’m

We point to the Linux Kernel as an example in the FAQ as the original and canonical DCO reference:

Hey folks, just to let you know, this is a policy that has been in place for awhile in multiple LF communities like the Linux Kernel, Hyperledger etc. I'm not reverting the change as this is what the

+1 to the concerns here, and +1 to having the appropriate folks discuss this issue, in ways that consider both the legal requirements regarding copyright assignment, and precedent in other

Can we get a clarification on "Real Names", please? That could resolve this. I'm sure other LF projects aren't turning away trans contributors ... is there language they use? -- -- Josh Berkus

ChrisA, Hope you don't mind me talking candidly :) should have cross checked the recipients :) -- Dims-- Davanum Srinivas :: https://twitter.com/dims

Josh, I would tell folks to NOT change anything that they are doing today. ChrisA jumped the gun and pushed the change directly to master. I was looking to have a conversation + debate. I am waiting

Dims, Can you explain how we reconcile this with the CNCF code of conduct? Asking because a simple reading of it would require "deadnaming" many of our trans contributors. How do we avoid

Dear CNCF TOC members, I am Rong Gu, a maintainer of Fluid project (CNCF sandbox). We have submitted the Fluid 2022 Annual Review. The PR is here：https://github.com/cncf/toc/pull/870. Please kindly

Reviewed too! LGTM

Worth noting the policy doesn't define "real name". This could be implied to mean full legal name (not a lawyer, but I think that's the common usage term in law). Or you could imply it to mean "the

This policy is going to exclude a lot of people who are at risk from harassment. A significant number of people use pseudonyms today. We should consider revising this policy. Perhaps there is a path

CubeFS (formerly known as ChubaoFS) has passed a TOC vote for incubation: https://lists.cncf.io/g/cncf-toc/message/6842 +1 Binding 7/10 Davanum Srinivas:

This isn't so much a question, as it is a request for the CNCF/TOC to review and possibly reverse this policy. While I and many others choose to use their legal name when contributing to projects,

Hi Folks, There was a query from one of the projects about Pseudonyms for DCO and CLA. The CNCF staff has clarified the current policy: - https://github.com/cncf/foundation/issues/379 -

Just reviewed. LGTM Josh. Thanks for wrapping it up. -- Dims-- Davanum Srinivas :: https://twitter.com/dims

Dims, Kate, Matt, all: Here's the final on the charter for the Mentoring WG: https://github.com/cncf/tag-contributor-strategy/pull/188 Once you approve this, I'll update references elsewhere. --

Josh, Thanks, Kudos go to Joanna and the interim CoCC team!.-- Davanum Srinivas :: https://twitter.com/dims