v01d commented on pull request #3259: URL: https://github.com/apache/incubator-nuttx/pull/3259#issuecomment-811094268
> > Get some approval/concurrence from the author, > > Retain the author's license header as required by the terms of the license for code reuse > > Add the reference to the 3rd party code to the LICENSE file. > > Why should we get approval from the author? Isn't the permission to use/copy/modify already in the license he distributed the code under? > My understanding is that we only need to do step 2 & 3. Yes, can just do 2 & 3, but we would have to use the original license. Asking author for ICLA/SGA means we can move on to apache, but it is not critical (assuming third-party license is compatible). -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org
