RFR: Section on sponsoring [v13]

[Jesper Wilhelmsson]

On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 02:30:56 GMT, Iris Clark <iris at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Jesper Wilhelmsson has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>>   pushed -> integrated
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> src/guide/contributing-to-an-open-jdk-project.md line 51:
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>> 49: Like many other open-source communities, the OpenJDK Community requires Contributors to jointly assign their copyright on contributed code. Oracle is the steward of OpenJDK and if you haven't yet signed the [Oracle Contributor Agreement](https://oca.opensource.oracle.com/) (OCA), and are not covered by a company-level agreement, then please do so. This is required in order to make your patch available for review. The OCA gives Oracle and you as a Contributor joint copyright interests in the code. You will retain your copyright while also granting those rights to Oracle.
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>> 51: When you sign the OCA, please make sure that you specify your GitHub user name in the `Username` field of the OCA. If you try to create a PR before you have signed the OCA, or if you didn't specify your GitHub user name, you'll get instructions telling you to do so, and the PR won't be published until this is done. OCA registration is a manual process. Please allow for up to several days to have your OCA application processed, even though it's normally processed swiftly. An alphabetical list of all of the assigned OpenJDK usernames may be found on the [OpenJDK people](https://db.openjdk.org/people) list.
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> Signing the OCA doesn't get you an OpenJDK username, that won't happen until you acquire a role in a Project or Group.
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> Perhaps you should provide a link to the [OCA Signatories List][https://oca.opensource.oracle.com/?ojr=contrib-list].
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> The [OpenJDK Legal Documents][https://openjdk.org/legal/] page contains references to the various relevant legal documents.

Fixed.

> src/guide/contributing-to-an-open-jdk-project.md line 101:
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>> 99: For reasons like these it’s quite possible that your change, even though it adds value to you, isn’t deemed to add enough value to the larger community.
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>> 101: If you're relatively new to the Java platform then we recommend that you gain more experience writing Java applications before you attempt to work on the JDK itself. The purpose of the sponsored-contribution process is to bring developers who already have the skills required to work on the JDK into the existing development community. The members of that community have neither the time nor the patience required to teach basic Java programming skills or platform implementation techniques.
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> "members of that community" -> "members of (the|this) community"

Fixed.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/guide/pull/97#discussion_r1639984210
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/guide/pull/97#discussion_r1639985660