The O-RAN Software Community is adopting the Linux Foundation CLA process for both Apache licenses and O-RAN licenses.
For contributors, maintainers, and the companies supporting their own developers, the Contributor License Agreements (CLAs) can seem like they just get in the way of growing the community around a project.
EasyCLA streamlines the process of getting developers authorized under a project's CLA for everyone.
Linux Foundation is utilizing EasyCLA, to manage the CLA process going forward, see the link at https://lfcla.com/ for more information.
For contributing to O-RAN Software, you should be aware that there are two different projects, each with its own separate license. They are the O-RAN Software Community and the O-RAN Specification Code Project. You can contribute to either or both projects. To contribute to a project, you will be asked to agree to the correct CLA for that repo. If you chose to contribute to both projects,you will be asked to sign each CLA once for the O-RAN software project. You are not required to join both projects.
If you contribute to other open source project, you may be asked to the CLA in each of those projects, following the guidelines in that LF project. You will still be asked to agree in this project.
It all starts when you make a contribution.
Other Links
https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/display/DOCS/Contribute+to+a+Gerrit+Project
https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/display/DOCS/CommunityBridge+EasyCLA
Enable all your developers to contribute code easily and quickly while remaining compliant with contribution policies
Signup to be an Enterprise CLA manager for the O-RAN software projects. You can sign each of the two CLAs for the O-RAN software projects and create a white list for your teams. This will accelerate the process for each of your teammates. They will still be asked to confirm the CLA on their first code contribution to the repos. You are not required to sign both.
The link for the CLA Manager is https://corporate.lfcla.com/
There is a YouTube video to assist you is setting up the CLA and white list. It is located at https://youtu.be/ixzo4XAjXwA
To learn more about the O-RAN Software Project Licences, go to https://www.o-ran.org/software