[gganley]

Not that I don't believe that's entirely possible, but do you have a link to something demonstrating this behavior? A _very_ cursory google search didn't come up with anything immediately.

Like this article might just be for show but its the first thing that came up ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/developers/contribut...

[dpkirchner]

Grafana requires you to sign a CLA before they will accept any work, which can be really expensive (unless you have in-house lawyers or don't care about understanding the real ramifications of a contract): https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/developers/cla/

[r3trohack3r]

This appears to be a 7 clause contract written in good faith to ensure Grafana Labs can continue building a product and service offering around their open source project after accepting your contribution.

Am I missing something? Do you have any specific problems with the CLA? Is there an alternative option to a CLA that ensures the original copyright owner can continue offering the code base under multiple licenses after accepting an external contribution?

[guhcampos]

Do you also run every single EULA through your lawyers?

CLAs are becoming common because litigation is becoming common. It's a product of our times and mostly a safeguard for companies in case a person is able to slip in some malevolent code or write hate speech in docs, or if someone tries to claim copyright on docs/code.

[striking]

Is there anything nonstandard or suspicious about this CLA?

[the-grump]

That's a run-of-the-mill CLA.