<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 gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">2026년 1월 8일 (목) 오전 3:38, 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, 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:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr">Hello,<br><br>I am currently contributing as an individual to get started with OpenBMC <br>development. However, I work at XSLab (<a href="https://xslab.co.kr" target="_blank">https://xslab.co.kr</a>) as an embedded <br>software developer, and we are planning to have our company sign a <br>Corporate CLA in the future.<br><br>For now, could you please process my Individual CLA so I can begin <br>contributing immediately? We will follow up with a Corporate CLA later <br>once the company completes the necessary approvals.<br><br>Is this approach acceptable?<br><br>Thank you.<div>Best Regards</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">2026년 1월 7일 (수) AM 4:39, 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, which company are you contributing on behalf of?<div><br></div><div>Mike</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 4:29 AM 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 dir="ltr"><div>Hello,</div><div><br>I am resubmitting my Individual Contributor License Agreement for OpenBMC.<br><br>I originally submitted my CLA on December 7, 2022, but it appears it was not processed in the system.</div><div>I am currently unable to contribute to OpenBMC repositories due to "User not approved" status.<br><br>I am attaching a newly signed CLA document with this email.</div><div>(Attached file: OpenBMC_ICLA_ksypassion.pdf)<br>Please process this resubmission and confirm once it has been registered.</div><div><br>Details:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:medium;padding:0px"><div>- Full Name: Soo-yeon Kang</div><div>- Email: <a href="mailto:ksypassion@gmail.com" target="_blank">ksypassion@gmail.com</a></div><div>- GitHub Username: ksypassion</div><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