<div><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto">Hi,<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">Thank you for the detailed explanation. I completely understand the concern <br style="font-size:inherit">about potential legal issues if the company later decides not to approve <br style="font-size:inherit">the CCLA.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">You're right - it makes sense to establish the proper legal foundation <br style="font-size:inherit">first through the Corporate CLA before I begin contributing.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">I will work with XSLab to complete the Corporate CLA approval process <br style="font-size:inherit">and will reach out once it has been submitted to <a href="mailto:manager@lfprojects.org">manager@lfprojects.org</a>.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">I appreciate your guidance and patience.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">Best regards,<br style="font-size:inherit">Soo-yeon<br style="font-size:inherit"></div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">2026년 1월 8일 (목) 오전 7:20, Mike Dolan <<a href="mailto:manager@lfprojects.org">manager@lfprojects.org</a>>님이 작성:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr">Hi Soo-yeon, what would happen if you contributed, and then the company decided they didn't want to approve the CCLA and therefore wouldn't stand behind your individual contributions? That's the issue OpenBMC would have, so my inclination is to say work through the company CCLA approval and begin contributing once that is in place. That's how this should be done in my opinion.</div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Mike</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM Soo-yeon Kang <<a href="mailto:ksypassion@gmail.com" target="_blank">ksypassion@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div><div style="font-size:inherit">Hi,<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">Thank you for the guidance. I have discussed this with my company (AccessLab), <br style="font-size:inherit">and they have approved the following approach:<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">1. Start with an Individual CLA to begin contributing immediately<br style="font-size:inherit">2. Transition to a Corporate CLA once the company completes their <br style="font-size:inherit">   internal approval process for the CCLA<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">My company is supportive of contributing to OpenBMC, but the Corporate CLA <br style="font-size:inherit">requires legal review and executive approval, which will take several weeks.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">Would it be acceptable to proceed with an Individual CLA in the interim, <br style="font-size:inherit">with the understanding that we will submit a Corporate CLA shortly? <br style="font-size:inherit">This would allow me to start contributing while the company processes <br style="font-size:inherit">the CCLA paperwork.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">If the OpenBMC policy strictly requires CCLA first, I understand and <br style="font-size:inherit">will wait for the company CCLA to be processed before contributing.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">Please let me know which approach is acceptable.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">Thank you.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">Best regards,<br style="font-size:inherit">Soo-yeon<br style="font-size:inherit"></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">2026년 1월 8일 (목) 오전 3:38, Mike Dolan <<a href="mailto:manager@lfprojects.org" target="_blank">manager@lfprojects.org</a>>님이 작성:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr">Hi Soo-yeon, the OpenBMC community requires contributors employed at a company to have the company CCLA on file. I would recommend you get the company CCLA approval first. </div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Mike</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM Soo-yeon Kang <<a href="mailto:ksypassion@gmail.com" target="_blank">ksypassion@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style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