Node.js project wants to attract more users by getting rid of contributor license agreements

Node.js, the software platform used for scalable server side and networking applications, is shedding contributor license agreements (CLA), according to cloud computing company Joyent, the platform’s corporate stewart. By removing the need for a developer to have to sign a CLA before contributing to the open source project, the barrier to entry for developers looking to hack will supposedly be weakened, wrote Joyent CTO Bryan Cantrill in a blog post on the company’s website.