I'm the one who got this pot brewing about author recogniztion in Apache code. It doesn't matter whether there are @author tags, or other forms of author recognition in the code, that is really the same thing.
I'm trying to avoid a situation in the future where it looks like the code was contributed to Apache without due diligence being done by the PMC of that project, because Apache will have code written by someone who never signed an ICLA. At the face of it, this would look like the code got into Apache without the author being aware of it, and perhaps not approving of it. The signed CCLA (Corporate Contributor License Agreement) , in this case signed by Sun for donating the JAXP 1.3 code, means that the company approves the donation. As Geir has pointed out, this protects the individual employees who are going to go through the mechanics of the actual contribution on behalf of the company. However any individual making a donation, even on behalf of a company that has signed a CCLA, needs to sign an ICLA (Individual Contributor License Agreement). Signing an ICLA is a pre-requisite to being a committer, but one can sign an ICLA, and contribute code without being a committer oneself. Being a committer just means you have write access to the code base. - Brian - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Brian Minchau Apache Xalan PMC Member --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
