Update conformance terms and forms for support providers (#216)

Signed-off-by: Steve Winslow <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: John Mertic <[email protected]>

zowe_conformance/participation_form.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Complete this form for each Participant (e.g., company or other entity) that des
 By signing below and submitting this form to The Linux Foundation:
 
 1.  The Participant agrees to the Terms and Conditions of the Zowe Conformance Program (the "Program Terms"), available at <https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects/zowe/conformance/terms-and-conditions>
-2.  The Participant confirms that the products and services identified below as Qualifying Offerings either (a) have passed all of the tests that are marked required below, as described in the Test Evaluation Guide at <https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects/zowe/conformance/test-evaluation-guide>, and are Qualifying Offerings under the Program Terms; or (b) prior to usage of the Conformance Marks, will pass all of the tests described in the Test Evaluation Guide, and will be Qualifying Offerings under the Program Terms.
+2.  The Participant confirms that the products and services identified below as Qualifying Offerings either (a) have passed all of the tests that are marked required below, as described in the Test Evaluation Guide at <https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects/zowe/conformance/test-evaluation-guide> or for Participant Conformance at <https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects/zowe/support-conformance/support-provider-evaluation-guide>, and are Qualifying Offerings under the Program Terms; or (b) prior to usage of the Conformance Marks, will pass all of the tests described in the Test Evaluation Guide, and will be Qualifying Offerings under the Program Terms.
 3.  The Participant confirms that it has submitted, or will submit, to The Linux Foundation the results of the tests prior to its first public use of the Conformance Marks associated with the corresponding version of the Zowe Conformance Program.
 4.  The Participant confirms that it will either (a) maintain conformance of the Qualifying Offerings with the Test Evaluation Guide, or (b) cease use of the Conformance Marks if the products or services cease to be Qualifying Offerings.
 5.  The Participant confirms that it will promptly submit an updated Participant Form to The Linux Foundation prior to using the Conformance Marks with Qualifying Offerings not listed here.
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ Name, brief description, planned release announcement date, and URLs for more in
 
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+If you are _only_ applying for Participant Conformance as a Zowe Conformant Support Provider, and if you do not have _any_ Qualifying Offerings, then please leave the above fields blank and please select the option below.
+
+**Participant Conformance**
+
+- [ ] Check here if you are submitting this form to qualify as a Zowe Conformant Support Provider.
+
+Please see the applicable provisions of the Program Terms regarding "Participant Conformance", and the corresponding parts of the Test Evaluation Guide, before selecting this option.
+
 **Conformance Details**
 
 Initial Version and Components of Zowe Conformance Program tests for Conformance. Please verify and comment where needed that the participating offering has achieved the conformance criteria for each conformance type. A participating offering may submit for one or more of the Zowe Conformance types (API Mediation Layer, CLI, and/or App Framework) in a single application. For more details on the testing criteria, please refer to the Test Evaluation Guide.
@@ -86,6 +94,54 @@ Initial Version and Components of Zowe Conformance Program tests for Conformance
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+- [ ] **Zowe Conformant Support Provider - API Mediation layer - Zowe v1**
+
+> Please list any items where you, as a Participant applying for Participant Conformance, do not meet the criteria set forth in the Test Evaluation Guide:
+>
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+- [ ] **Zowe Conformant Support Provider - Zowe App Framework - Zowe v1**
+
+> Please list any items where you, as a Participant applying for Participant Conformance, do not meet the criteria set forth in the Test Evaluation Guide:
+>
+> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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+- [ ] **Zowe Conformant Support Provider - Zowe CLI - Zowe v1**
+
+> Please list any items where you, as a Participant applying for Participant Conformance, do not meet the criteria set forth in the Test Evaluation Guide:
+>
+> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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+> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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+- [ ] **Zowe Conformant Support Provider - Zowe Explorer for VS Code - Zowe v1**
+
+> Please list any items where you, as a Participant applying for Participant Conformance, do not meet the criteria set forth in the Test Evaluation Guide:
+>
+> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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 Conformance Submission Date: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

zowe_conformance/terms_and_conditions.md

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ In order to be a Participant in the Conformance Program and to use the Conforman
 5.  [**Successful Review**](#5-successful-review): receive from The Linux Foundation confirmation that the test results have successfully passed or otherwise been accepted and the Qualifying Offerings are acknowledged as conformant.
 6.  [**Ongoing Conformance**](#6-ongoing-conformance): continue to abide by the terms and conditions of the Conformance Program throughout the period of the Participant's use of the Conformance Marks, including without limitation the specific requirements described below.
 
+Some forms of conformance adopted by the project may consist of demonstrating conformance by the Participant itself, regarding the Participant's own capabilities and processes -- rather than the functionality of the Participant's goods and services. These forms of conformance are referred to herein as "Participant Conformance". With regards to Participant Conformance, references to Qualifying Offerings and demonstrating conformance of goods and services in the requirements below shall instead be deemed to refer to demonstrating conformance of the Participant's own capabilities and processes, as set forth in the applicable parts of the Test Evaluation Guide.
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 Members of Open Mainframe Project will not be charged fees to participate in the Conformance Program. Other potential Participants should contact Open Mainframe Project for more information about participation fees.
 
 ## Process
@@ -96,6 +98,8 @@ The participant must continue to abide by the terms and conditions of the Confor
 
 Use of the Conformance Marks is only permitted for Participants who have satisfied the requirements of the Conformance Program, and is only permitted in connection with its Qualifying Offerings. No other rights to use the Conformance Marks or the Project Word Mark are permitted hereunder, except to the extent permitted under "fair use" or other applicable law.
 
+A Participant that qualifies for Participant Conformance may use the corresponding Conformance Marks in relation to itself as a Participant, subject to the requirements herein. However, the Participant may not use the Conformance Marks in relation to any particular goods or services, unless those goods or services are themselves Qualifying Offerings under the Conformance Program.
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 All use of the Conformance Marks is subject to the Trademark Usage Guidelines, which are incorporated herein.
 
 Additionally, the following specific rules also apply to use of the Conformance Marks: