ggregory 2004/05/21 17:11:50
Modified: commons-build/xdocs/releases prepare.xml
Log:
Update for Apache License 2.0 info.
Revision Changes Path
1.9 +35 -5 jakarta-commons/commons-build/xdocs/releases/prepare.xml
Index: prepare.xml
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RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-commons/commons-build/xdocs/releases/prepare.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.8
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- prepare.xml 13 May 2004 15:30:03 -0000 1.8
+++ prepare.xml 22 May 2004 00:11:50 -0000 1.9
@@ -103,12 +103,42 @@
dependency issues should probably be raised on the commons-dev list.
</p>
</subsection>
- <subsection name='Check LICENSE'>
+ <subsection name='Check the Apache License'>
<p>
- Make sure that there is a <strong>complete</strong>
- Apache Software License at the top of each source file. The so-called
<em>short form</em>
- of the license has not been approved and should not be used.
- </p>
+ Check the <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/";>Apache Licenses</a>
page for current information.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Developer documentation on how to apply the Apache License
+ can be found in <a
href="http://www.apache.org/dev/apply-license.html";>Applying the Apache License,
Version 2.0</a>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Some of the important items from the aforementioned documents:
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <b>Do I have to have a copy of the license in each source file?</b>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Only one full copy of the license is needed per distribution. Each source
+ file only needs to contain the boilerplate notice at:
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <code><a
href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html#apply";>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html#apply</a></code>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <b>In my current source files I have attribution notices for other works.
+ Do I put this in each source file now?</b>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ No. The new license allows for a NOTICE file that contains such attribution
+ notices (including the Apache attribution notice). See
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <code><a
href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/example-NOTICE.txt";>http://www.apache.org/licenses/example-NOTICE.txt</a></code>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ for an example that provides all of the notices applicable to the
+ httpd-2.0 distribution.
+ </p>
<p>
Also check that the years in the copyright statement in the license in each
source file and
in the component <code>LICENSE.txt</code> have been updated appropriately.
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