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ASF GitHub Bot commented on NETBEANS-54:
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Github user matthiasblaesing commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/incubator-netbeans/pull/52
I get the feeling, that we are running in circles:
- Junichi established, that there are templates that already today carry a
license header (just the wrong one) (In the IDE Tools -> Templates -> Other ->
html, verified in 8.2)
- I'm only talking about freemarker templates, that offer the option to add
a comment header, that does not go into the resulting file (again, try with the
html template, you end up with a file without the GPL+CDDL header). Plaintext
templates, that are copied verbatim or just allow text replacement won't be
touched by me.
- If a developer looks at the templates he should already now that netbeans
is ALv2 licensed, else she/he is not even allowed to have it (at least for
Germany no right are granted to third parties by default, so if you assume I
gave you no license, you are plainly not allowed to use it)
- Having headers makes license review easier
- Apart from a feeling no argument was raised against adding the license
header, in fact for developers it might be good to get into the habit to
"survive" seeing a license.
> 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
> Labels: pull-request-available
> Attachments: JavaApplication9.java, categorized-1.zip,
> convert-headers-1.zip
>
>
> 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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