OpenBMC Individual CLA Resubmission - ksypassion

[Mike Dolan]

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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