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Bertrand Delacretaz updated NETBEANS-54:
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Description:
Reviewing the software grant [1] provided with the first NetBeans code
donation, my understanding is that not all files found in that zip are donated.
The grant indicates that the contents of that file [2] ("Code File") are
donated "excluding any third-party and separately licensed material contained
within the Code File".
I don't think we can consider that code ready to release as is, due to the
uncertainty that this creates w.r.t to which files are donated and which are
not.
The zip archive contains about 45'000 files.
I see the following options:
a) Review all files and include only those which are not "third-party and
separately licensed material". How such files are identified needs to be
defined and documented, either in scripts under version control or as a set of
rules. The review process must be documented and traceable, so that we can go
back to it if problems are found in the future.
b) Get an updated grant which does not mention such exclusions.
If someone sees other options please discuss here or on the NetBeans dev list,
referencing this ticket.
[1] in svn under private/documents/grants/oracle-america-netbeans.pdf , ASF
members have access
[2] under http://bits.netbeans.org/download/apache-donation/ -
SHA256(ApacheNetBeansDonation1.zip)=
7f2ca0f61953a190613c9a0fbcc1b034084b04a4d55d23c02cefffc354e7c24a
was:
Reviewing the software grant [1] provided with the first NetBeans code
donation, my understanding is that not all files found in that zip are donated.
The grant indicates that the contents of that file [2] ("Code File") are
donated "excluding any third-party and separately licensed material contained
within the Code File".
I don't think we can consider that code ready to release as is, due to the
uncertainty that this creates w.r.t to which files are donated and which are
not.
The zip archive contains about 45'000 files.
I see the following options:
a) Review all files and include only those which are not "third-party and
separately licensed material". How such files are identified needs to be
defined and documented, either in scripts under version control or as a set of
rules. The review process must be documented and traceable, so that we can go
back to it if problems are found in the future.
b) Get an updated grant which does not mention such exclusions.
If someone sees other options please discuss here or on the NetBeans dev list,
referencing this ticket.
[1] in svn under private/documents/grants/oracle-america-netbeans.pdf , ASF
members have access
[2] SHA256(ApacheNetBeansDonation1.zip)=
7f2ca0f61953a190613c9a0fbcc1b034084b04a4d55d23c02cefffc354e7c24a
> Clarify the status of donated files from ApacheNetBeansDonation1.zip
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: NETBEANS-54
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-54
> Project: NetBeans
> Issue Type: Bug
> Reporter: Bertrand Delacretaz
>
> Reviewing the software grant [1] provided with the first NetBeans code
> donation, my understanding is that not all files found in that zip are
> donated.
> The grant indicates that the contents of that file [2] ("Code File") are
> donated "excluding any third-party and separately licensed material contained
> within the Code File".
> I don't think we can consider that code ready to release as is, due to the
> uncertainty that this creates w.r.t to which files are donated and which are
> not.
> The zip archive contains about 45'000 files.
> I see the following options:
> a) Review all files and include only those which are not "third-party and
> separately licensed material". How such files are identified needs to be
> defined and documented, either in scripts under version control or as a set
> of rules. The review process must be documented and traceable, so that we can
> go back to it if problems are found in the future.
> b) Get an updated grant which does not mention such exclusions.
> If someone sees other options please discuss here or on the NetBeans dev
> list, referencing this ticket.
> [1] in svn under private/documents/grants/oracle-america-netbeans.pdf , ASF
> members have access
> [2] under http://bits.netbeans.org/download/apache-donation/ -
> SHA256(ApacheNetBeansDonation1.zip)=
> 7f2ca0f61953a190613c9a0fbcc1b034084b04a4d55d23c02cefffc354e7c24a
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