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  *    Christopher Guindon (Eclipse Foundation)
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     <p>Last updated August 10, 2016</p>
     <p>The <a href="ECA.php">Eclipse Contributor Agreement</a> (ECA) is a key document in
     the process of managing intellectual property contributions to Eclipse projects. This FAQ is
     intended to help explain what they are, and how they are used.</p>
     <div class="panel-group" id="accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true">
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           <h4 class="panel-title">
             <a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseOne" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapseOne">
               1. What does the ECA do?
             </a>
           </h4>
         </div>
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           <div class="panel-body">
             The purpose of the ECA is to provide a written record that you have agreed to
             provide your contributions of code and documentation under the licenses used by
             the Eclipse project(s) you're contributing to. It also makes it clear that you
             are promising that what you are contributing to Eclipse is code that you wrote, and
             you have the necessary rights to contribute it to our projects. And finally, it documents a
             commitment from you that your open source contributions will be permanently on
             the public record.
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="panel panel-info">
         <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingTwo">
           <h4 class="panel-title">
             <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseTwo" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseTwo">
               2. Why is a ECA necessary?
             </a>
           </h4>
         </div>
         <div id="collapseTwo" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingTwo">
           <div class="panel-body">
             It's basically about documenting the provenance of all of the intellectual property coming
             into Eclipse. We want to have a clear record that you have agreed to the terms under which
             the Eclipse community has agreed to accept contributions.
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="panel panel-info">
         <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingThree">
           <h4 class="panel-title">
             <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseThree" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseThree">
               3. Does this means that the Eclipse Foundation will own my code?
             </a>
           </h4>
         </div>
         <div id="collapseThree" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingThree">
           <div class="panel-body">
             No. The ECA does not include a license or assignment to the Eclipse Foundation. Unlike
             many other open source communities or projects, Eclipse simply wants you to license your
             contributions under the open source license(s) used by the project. So you (or your employer)
             will continue to own your code.
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="panel panel-info">
         <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingFour">
           <h4 class="panel-title">
             <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseFour" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseFour">
               4. Why do you need to know my personal information?
             </a>
           </h4>
         </div>
         <div id="collapseFour" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingFour">
           <div class="panel-body">
             As part of our open source project recordkeeping, we want to be able to link every line
             of code to the people who contributed them. In the unlikely event of a dispute over
             authorship or copyright provenance, Eclipse needs to be able to demonstrate when the code
             arrived at Eclipse, how we acquired the rights to that code, and who wrote it
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="panel panel-info">
         <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingFive">
           <h4 class="panel-title">
             <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseFive" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseFive">
               5. How long is the ECA good for?
             </a>
           </h4>
         </div>
         <div id="collapseFive" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingFive">
           <div class="panel-body">
             The ECA is good for three years, after which it will be expired and you will be asked
             to complete a new one. However, if your personal information changes (e.g. your address
             or your employer), we ask that you invalidate your current ECA and complete a new one.
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="panel panel-info">
         <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingSix">
           <h4 class="panel-title">
             <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseSix" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseSix">
               6. Does the ECA replace my committer agreement?
             </a>
           </h4>
         </div>
         <div id="collapseSix" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingSix">
           <div class="panel-body">
             No. Your Committer Agreement is the agreement that allows you to have write access to the Eclipse Foundation
             source code repositories. The ECA is intended for people who are not committers who wish to make
             contributions to Eclipse projects.
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="panel panel-info">
         <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingSeven">
           <h4 class="panel-title">
             <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseSeven" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseSeven">
               7. I am an Eclipse committer. Do I need to sign a ECA?
             </a>
           </h4>
         </div>
         <div id="collapseSeven" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingSeven">
           <div class="panel-body">
             Maybe. You do not need to sign a ECA to work on the projects for which you are a committer.
             However, if you want to make contributions to an Eclipse project for which you are <strong>not</strong>
             a committer, you will need a ECA.
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="panel panel-info">
         <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingEight">
           <h4 class="panel-title">
             <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseEight" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseEight">
               8. What happens if I don't sign the ECA?
             </a>
           </h4>
         </div>
         <div id="collapseEight" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingEight">
           <div class="panel-body">
             Nothing, except you won't be allowed to contribute to open source
             projects at Eclipse
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="panel panel-info">
         <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingNine">
           <h4 class="panel-title">
             <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseNine" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseNine">
               9. Eclipse has been around a long time. Why are you doing ECAs now?
             </a>
           </h4>
         </div>
         <div id="collapseNine" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingNine">
           <div class="panel-body">
             We want to make it easier for you to contribute to Eclipse projects. Previously, we have been asking contributors
             to agree to the equivalent of the ECA via Bugzilla or Gerrit on each and every contribution.
             Moving to ECAs is intended to streamline that process, and make it easier for contributions to
             be accepted by Eclipse projects.
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="panel panel-info">
         <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingTen">
           <h4 class="panel-title">
             <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseTen" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseTen">
               10. How do I sign a ECA?
             </a>
           </h4>
         </div>
         <div id="collapseTen" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingTen">
           <div class="panel-body">
             Log into the <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/contribute/cla">Eclipse projects forge</a>
             (you will need to create an account with the Eclipse Foundation if you have not
             already done so); click on "Eclipse Contributor Agreement"; and Complete the form.
             Be sure to use the same email address when you register for the
             account that you intend to use on Git commit records.
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
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	<?php
	/*******************************************************************************
	* Copyright (c) 2016 Eclipse Foundation and others.
	* All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
	* are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
	* which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
	* http://eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
	*
	* Contributors:
	* Mike Milinkovich (Eclipse Foundation) - Initial implementation
	* Christopher Guindon (Eclipse Foundation)
	*******************************************************************************/

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	require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/eclipse.org-common/system/menu.class.php");

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	$Menu = new Menu();
	include($App->getProjectCommon()); # All on the same line to unclutter the user's desktop'

	# Begin: page-specific settings. Change these.
	$pageTitle = "Eclipse Contributor Agreement (ECA) FAQ";
	$pageKeywords = "legal, documents, about, contributor, license, agreement, IP, intellectual property, ECA";
	$pageAuthor = "Mike Milinkovich";

	ob_start();
	?>
	<div id="midcolumn">
	<h1><?php echo $pageTitle; ?></h1>
	<p>Last updated August 10, 2016</p>
	<p>The <a href="ECA.php">Eclipse Contributor Agreement</a> (ECA) is a key document in
	the process of managing intellectual property contributions to Eclipse projects. This FAQ is
	intended to help explain what they are, and how they are used.</p>
	<div class="panel-group" id="accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true">
	<div class="panel panel-info">
	<div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingOne">
	<h4 class="panel-title">
	<a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseOne" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapseOne">
	1. What does the ECA do?
	</a>
	</h4>
	</div>
	<div id="collapseOne" class="panel-collapse collapse in" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingOne">
	<div class="panel-body">
	The purpose of the ECA is to provide a written record that you have agreed to
	provide your contributions of code and documentation under the licenses used by
	the Eclipse project(s) you're contributing to. It also makes it clear that you
	are promising that what you are contributing to Eclipse is code that you wrote, and
	you have the necessary rights to contribute it to our projects. And finally, it documents a
	commitment from you that your open source contributions will be permanently on
	the public record.
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	<div class="panel panel-info">
	<div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingTwo">
	<h4 class="panel-title">
	<a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseTwo" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseTwo">
	2. Why is a ECA necessary?
	</a>
	</h4>
	</div>
	<div id="collapseTwo" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingTwo">
	<div class="panel-body">
	It's basically about documenting the provenance of all of the intellectual property coming
	into Eclipse. We want to have a clear record that you have agreed to the terms under which
	the Eclipse community has agreed to accept contributions.
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	<div class="panel panel-info">
	<div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingThree">
	<h4 class="panel-title">
	<a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseThree" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseThree">
	3. Does this means that the Eclipse Foundation will own my code?
	</a>
	</h4>
	</div>
	<div id="collapseThree" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingThree">
	<div class="panel-body">
	No. The ECA does not include a license or assignment to the Eclipse Foundation. Unlike
	many other open source communities or projects, Eclipse simply wants you to license your
	contributions under the open source license(s) used by the project. So you (or your employer)
	will continue to own your code.
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	<div class="panel panel-info">
	<div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingFour">
	<h4 class="panel-title">
	<a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseFour" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseFour">
	4. Why do you need to know my personal information?
	</a>
	</h4>
	</div>
	<div id="collapseFour" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingFour">
	<div class="panel-body">
	As part of our open source project recordkeeping, we want to be able to link every line
	of code to the people who contributed them. In the unlikely event of a dispute over
	authorship or copyright provenance, Eclipse needs to be able to demonstrate when the code
	arrived at Eclipse, how we acquired the rights to that code, and who wrote it
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	<div class="panel panel-info">
	<div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingFive">
	<h4 class="panel-title">
	<a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseFive" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseFive">
	5. How long is the ECA good for?
	</a>
	</h4>
	</div>
	<div id="collapseFive" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingFive">
	<div class="panel-body">
	The ECA is good for three years, after which it will be expired and you will be asked
	to complete a new one. However, if your personal information changes (e.g. your address
	or your employer), we ask that you invalidate your current ECA and complete a new one.
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	<div class="panel panel-info">
	<div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingSix">
	<h4 class="panel-title">
	<a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseSix" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseSix">
	6. Does the ECA replace my committer agreement?
	</a>
	</h4>
	</div>
	<div id="collapseSix" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingSix">
	<div class="panel-body">
	No. Your Committer Agreement is the agreement that allows you to have write access to the Eclipse Foundation
	source code repositories. The ECA is intended for people who are not committers who wish to make
	contributions to Eclipse projects.
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	<div class="panel panel-info">
	<div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingSeven">
	<h4 class="panel-title">
	<a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseSeven" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseSeven">
	7. I am an Eclipse committer. Do I need to sign a ECA?
	</a>
	</h4>
	</div>
	<div id="collapseSeven" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingSeven">
	<div class="panel-body">
	Maybe. You do not need to sign a ECA to work on the projects for which you are a committer.
	However, if you want to make contributions to an Eclipse project for which you are <strong>not</strong>
	a committer, you will need a ECA.
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	<div class="panel panel-info">
	<div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingEight">
	<h4 class="panel-title">
	<a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseEight" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseEight">
	8. What happens if I don't sign the ECA?
	</a>
	</h4>
	</div>
	<div id="collapseEight" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingEight">
	<div class="panel-body">
	Nothing, except you won't be allowed to contribute to open source
	projects at Eclipse
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	<div class="panel panel-info">
	<div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingNine">
	<h4 class="panel-title">
	<a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseNine" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseNine">
	9. Eclipse has been around a long time. Why are you doing ECAs now?
	</a>
	</h4>
	</div>
	<div id="collapseNine" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingNine">
	<div class="panel-body">
	We want to make it easier for you to contribute to Eclipse projects. Previously, we have been asking contributors
	to agree to the equivalent of the ECA via Bugzilla or Gerrit on each and every contribution.
	Moving to ECAs is intended to streamline that process, and make it easier for contributions to
	be accepted by Eclipse projects.
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	<div class="panel panel-info">
	<div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingTen">
	<h4 class="panel-title">
	<a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseTen" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseTen">
	10. How do I sign a ECA?
	</a>
	</h4>
	</div>
	<div id="collapseTen" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingTen">
	<div class="panel-body">
	Log into the <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/contribute/cla">Eclipse projects forge</a>
	(you will need to create an account with the Eclipse Foundation if you have not
	already done so); click on "Eclipse Contributor Agreement"; and Complete the form.
	Be sure to use the same email address when you register for the
	account that you intend to use on Git commit records.
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
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