Karl, please try in exactly this order: 1] save the original fedora-icla-karl.txt attachment to your Desktop 2] start Applications-->Accessories-->Text Editor 3] In Text Editor, click File-->Open and browse to: Desktop/fedora-icla-karl.txt 4] Fill in required details 5] In Text Editor, click File-->Save and close the editor. 6] Open Terminal 7] run this command: gpg -a --sign Desktop/fedora-icla-karl.txt and enter your GPG passphrase when prompted 8] File fedora-icla-karl.txt.asc should now be in ~/Desktop 9] Send this file as an attachment to email message 10] (optional) let us know whether it worked Vladimir Karl Larsen wrote: > I am not able to do this. I have been trying to reply to email sent > to me with the file fedora-icla-karl.txt which I added the I Agree and > Karl Larsen to. The new Instructions show how to do this with Gedit and > I used that. The resulting file is very different than the one made > directly with gpg. Here is the new file: > > > The Fedora Project > Individual Contributor License Agreement (CLA) > http://www.fedora.redhat.com/licenses/ > > Thank you for your interest in The Fedora Project (the > "Project"). In order to clarify the intellectual property license > granted with Contributions from any person or entity, Red hat, > Inc. ("Red Hat"), as maintainer of the Project, must have a > Contributor License Agreement (CLA) on file that has been signed > by each Contributor, indicating agreement to the license terms > below. This license is for Your protection as a Contributor as > well as the protection of the Project and its users; it does not > change your rights to use your own Contributions for any other > purpose. > > If you have not already done so, please complete an original signed > Agreement. Use black ink, and hand-print or type the items other than > the signature. Send the completed Agreement to > > Fedora Project, c/o Red Hat, Inc., > Attn: Legal Affairs > 1801 Varsity Drive > Raleigh, North Carolina, 27606 U.S.A. > > If necessary, you may send it by facsimile to the Project at > +1-919-754-3704 or e-mail a signed pdf copy of the document to > fedora-legal@xxxxxxxxxxx Please read this document carefully before > signing and keep a copy for your records. > > Full name: Karl Larsen E-Mail: k5di@xxxxxxxxxx > > Address: > 3310 East Street, Las Cruces, NM 88005 > > Telephone: 575 524-3303 > > Facsimile: > > You and the Project hereby accept and agree to the following terms > and conditions: > > 1. Contributors and Contributions. > > A. The Project and any individual or legal entity that > voluntarily submits to the Project a Contribution are > collectively addressed herein as "Contributors". For legal > entities, the entity making a Contribution and all other > entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common > control with that entity are considered to be a single > Contributor. For the purposes of this definition, "control" > means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction > or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, > or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the > outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such > entity. > > B. A "Contribution" is any original work, including any > modification or addition to an existing work, that has been > submitted for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the > products owned or managed by the Project, where such work > originates from that particular Contributor or from some entity > acting on behalf of that Contributor. > > C. A Contribution is "submitted" when any form of electronic, > verbal, or written communication is sent to the Project, > including but not limited to communication on electronic > mailing lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking > systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, the Project for > the purpose of discussing or improving software or > documentation of the Project, but excluding communication that > is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by > you as "Not a Contribution." > > D. Any Contribution submitted by you to the Project shall be > under the terms and conditions of this License, without any > additional terms or conditions, unless you explicitly state > otherwise in the submission. > > 2. Contributor Grant of License. You hereby grant to Red Hat, > Inc., on behalf of the Project, and to recipients of software > distributed by the Project: > > (a) a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up, > royalty free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, > prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly > perform, sublicense, and distribute your Contribution and such > derivative works; and, > > (b) a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up, > royalty free, irrevocable (subject to Section 3) patent license > to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and > otherwise transfer your Contribution and derivative works > thereof, where such license applies only to those patent claims > licensable by you that are necessarily infringed by your > Contribution alone or by combination of your Contribution with > the work to which you submitted the Contribution. Except for > the license granted in this section, you reserve all right, > title and interest in and to your Contributions. > > 3. Reciprocity. As of the date any such litigation is filed, your > patent grant shall immediately terminate with respect to any > party that institutes patent litigation against you (including > a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that your > Contribution, or the work to which you have contributed, > constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement. > > 4. You represent that you are legally entitled to grant the above > license. If your employer(s) has rights to intellectual > property that you create that includes your Contributions, you > represent that you have received permission to make > Contributions on behalf of that employer, that your employer > has waived such rights for your Contributions to the Project, > or that your employer has executed a separate Corporate CLA > with the Project. > > 5. You represent that each of your Contributions is your original > creation (see section 7 for submissions on behalf of others). > You represent that your Contribution submission(s) include > complete details of any third-party license or other > restriction (including, but not limited to, related copyright, > patents and trademarks) of which you are personally aware and > which are associated with any part of your Contribution. > > 6. You are not expected to provide support for your Contributions, > except to the extent you desire to provide support. You may > provide support for free, for a fee, or not at all. Your > Contributions are provided on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT > WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or > implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or > conditions of NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR > A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. > > 7. Should you wish to submit work that is not your original > creation, you may submit it to the Project separately from any > Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source > and of any license or other restriction (including, but not > limited to, related patents, trademarks, and license > agreements) of which you are personally aware, and > conspicuously marking the work as "Submitted on behalf of a > third-party: [named here]". > > 8. You agree to notify the Project of any facts or circumstances > of which you become aware that would make these representations > inaccurate in any respect. > > 9. The Project is under no obligations to accept and include every > contribution. > > > > > > If you agree to these terms and conditions, type "I agree" here: I agree > Enter your full name here: Karl Larsen > Signing code: 6314c512cb565e955aec16204c1fad48 > E-mail: k5di@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: 2007-12-18 17:00:49.46 When I reply to the email I put this file in as an Attachment as the Instructions say on Thunderbird but the return message says it didn't work. Any ideas? Karl
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