IP clearance is necessary for substantial code donation that are developed outside the ASF. Depending on the size of the donation and the number of contributors to this code, we may not need an IP clearance. I guess the first thing would be to attach the related code to a JIRA issue, and if there make sure all people having contributed to this code have an ICLA on file if possible.
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 17:40, adam wojtuniak <[email protected]> wrote: > When I contributed the code to Felix they did IP clearence cause my code > wasn't done in apache svn area. > I think I usually the procedure like that. > That was the reason I asked for the code first. > But if we are fine to accept contribution without IP clearence I don't mind. > > Cheers, > Adam > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Lin Sun <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sounds good to me. Yea i agree no vote is needed since Roman is on >> the initial committer list. >> >> Lin >> >> On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Jeremy Hughes <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Hi Roman, >> > >> > Since this is pre-existing code (i.e. not developed at the ASF) it >> > just needs a software grant form filled out and sent to the Apache >> > secretary [1]. This just a single page. >> > >> > You're on the Aries initial committers list, but I noticed that you >> > don't have a CLA listed [2], which implies you don't have an Apache ID >> > yet. You could get the ball rolling there by sending an account >> > request email to [email protected] with the >> > following: >> > >> > * Preferred ASF user id: >> > * Full Name: >> > * Preferred email: >> > >> > and send your CLA [3] to the Apache secretary (instructions on the form). >> > >> > Please open a JIRA issue [4] to track the contribution (you'll need to >> > create an ID on JIRA if you don't already have one - but that's easy >> > to do yourself - no intervention from anyone else required). Once >> > you've sent the filled-out software grant form, you could either >> > attach the contribution as a zip to the JIRA for someone else to check >> > in or wait for your ID so that you could check it in yourself - always >> > a satisfying feeling :-) >> > >> > btw (to everyone): since Roman is listed as an Aries committer I don't >> > feel a vote on bringing this in to Aries is necessary. Please say if >> > you disagree!! >> > >> > Thanks >> > Jeremy >> > >> > [1] http://www.apache.org/licenses/#grants >> > [2] http://people.apache.org/~jim/committers.html >> > [3] http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas >> > [4] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARIES >> > >> > 2009/11/27 Roman Roelofsen <[email protected]>: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> as part of OSGi's standardization process, ProSyst implemented the >> >> reference implementation for RFC98 "Transaction Service". The >> >> implementation is based on Apache Geronimo's JTA implementation. >> >> >> >> We would like to donate this implementation to Apache Aries. >> >> >> >> What would be the next step? >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> Roman >> >> >> > >> > -- Cheers, Guillaume Nodet ------------------------ Blog: http://gnodet.blogspot.com/ ------------------------ Open Source SOA http://fusesource.com
