OpenBMC Individual CLA Resubmission - ksypassion

[Soo-yeon Kang]

Hi,

Thank you for the detailed explanation. I completely understand the concern
about potential legal issues if the company later decides not to approve
the CCLA.

You're right - it makes sense to establish the proper legal foundation
first through the Corporate CLA before I begin contributing.

I will work with XSLab to complete the Corporate CLA approval process
and will reach out once it has been submitted to manager at lfprojects.org.

I appreciate your guidance and patience.

Best regards,
Soo-yeon



2026년 1월 8일 (목) 오전 7:20, Mike Dolan <manager at lfprojects.org>님이 작성:

> 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.
>
> Mike
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM Soo-yeon Kang <ksypassion at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thank you for the guidance. I have discussed this with my company
>> (AccessLab),
>> and they have approved the following approach:
>>
>> 1. Start with an Individual CLA to begin contributing immediately
>> 2. Transition to a Corporate CLA once the company completes their
>> internal approval process for the CCLA
>>
>> My company is supportive of contributing to OpenBMC, but the Corporate
>> CLA
>> requires legal review and executive approval, which will take several
>> weeks.
>>
>> Would it be acceptable to proceed with an Individual CLA in the interim,
>> with the understanding that we will submit a Corporate CLA shortly?
>> This would allow me to start contributing while the company processes
>> the CCLA paperwork.
>>
>> If the OpenBMC policy strictly requires CCLA first, I understand and
>> will wait for the company CCLA to be processed before contributing.
>>
>> Please let me know which approach is acceptable.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Soo-yeon
>>
>>
>>
>> 2026년 1월 8일 (목) 오전 3:38, Mike Dolan <manager at lfprojects.org>님이 작성:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM Soo-yeon Kang <ksypassion at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am currently contributing as an individual to get started with
>>>> OpenBMC
>>>> development. However, I work at XSLab (https://xslab.co.kr) as an
>>>> embedded
>>>> software developer, and we are planning to have our company sign a
>>>> Corporate CLA in the future.
>>>>
>>>> For now, could you please process my Individual CLA so I can begin
>>>> contributing immediately? We will follow up with a Corporate CLA later
>>>> once the company completes the necessary approvals.
>>>>
>>>> Is this approach acceptable?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> Best Regards
>>>>
>>>> 2026년 1월 7일 (수) AM 4:39, Mike Dolan <manager at lfprojects.org>님이 작성:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Soo-yeon, which company are you contributing on behalf of?
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 4:29 AM Soo-yeon Kang <ksypassion at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am resubmitting my Individual Contributor License Agreement for
>>>>>> OpenBMC.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I originally submitted my CLA on December 7, 2022, but it appears it
>>>>>> was not processed in the system.
>>>>>> I am currently unable to contribute to OpenBMC repositories due to
>>>>>> "User not approved" status.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am attaching a newly signed CLA document with this email.
>>>>>> (Attached file: OpenBMC_ICLA_ksypassion.pdf)
>>>>>> Please process this resubmission and confirm once it has been
>>>>>> registered.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Details:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Full Name: Soo-yeon Kang
>>>>>> - Email: ksypassion at gmail.com
>>>>>> - GitHub Username: ksypassion
>>>>>> - Gerrit Username: ksypassion
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please let me know once my CLA has been processed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Soo-yeon  Kang
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mobile: +82 10 - 4067 - 8539
>>>>>> E-mail: ksypassion at gmail.co <ksypassion at gmail.com>m
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Soo-yeon  Kang
>>>>
>>>> Mobile: +82 10 - 4067 - 8539
>>>> E-mail: ksypassion at gmail.co <ksypassion at gmail.com>m
>>>>
>>>>
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