From 440f96c75bc4f6ed2d2e521f965f7624b3eb64e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Roberto Rosario Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2018 04:05:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update release notes regarding CAAs. Signed-off-by: Roberto Rosario --- docs/releases/3.0.rst | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/releases/3.0.rst b/docs/releases/3.0.rst index 45d5e17e3c..1a47b843df 100644 --- a/docs/releases/3.0.rst +++ b/docs/releases/3.0.rst @@ -330,6 +330,15 @@ Workflow changes Removing a document type from a workflow will now also remove all running instances of that workflow for documents of the document type just removed. +Adoption of Contributor Assignment Agreements +--------------------------------------------- +To facilitate the inclusion of submissions provided by third parties, +the project has adopted the use of individual and entity contributor +assignment agreements. These agreements make clear the process to +transfer the rights to submissions. With these agreements in place +we now have a documented and legally sound method to accept +submissions that we couldn't before. + Other changes worth mentioning ------------------------------ - Add Makefile target to check the format of the README.rst file.