How do the SF Contributor License Agreements benefit contributors and the community?
The contributor license agreement (CLA) contains a mix of protections for the individual contributor and protections for the community which benefit the contributor indirectly. Specifically the CLA: • Limits Risk • Disclaimer of Warranties. Provides contributors with an opportunity to disclaim the implied warranties of merchantability (that the software is free from defects) and the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose (that the software is suitable for the user’s intended use). • Limitation on Liability. Provides contributors with an opportunity to disclaim liability for damages, including any damages for lost profits or business interruption. • Limited Liability. The Sakai Foundation as an independent non-profit corporation with the benefits of limited liability is better situated to distribute Sakai and stand behind Sakai with its assets than a community of numerous contributors. While the ECL license under which Sakai software is distributed also disclaims any warra
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