ugh. And that's all I have to say about that. IANAL nor do I intend to
ever be one.
I agree this contribution is problematic because (a) it has the 1984
copyright and (b) we can't locate the original contributor.
I think the best approach would be to find the contributor. Since the
professor just posted to derby-user, I will contact her directly and say
we need to reach Stephen otherwise we can't use his potentially
beneficial work.
David
Jean T. Anderson wrote:
David Van Couvering wrote:
OK, thanks, I thought this was a separate effort than the one already
contributed.
If we don't get the CLA, are we able to take what he's contributed and
run with it? Or do we need to start from scratch?
There are 6 new files in the patch for DERBY-646, which makes a
significant contribution, in my opinion, so that iCLA would be needed.
(My apologies if this info already got repeated in another thread).
One of the questions I would have for Stephen, if Professor Benoit can
locate him, is why 4 of the files have "Copyright 1998, 2004" and two
others have "Copyright 2004". Does Stephen own that earlier work from
1998 and has the rights to grant license to the ASF? --At the very
least, we would need an on-list conversation with Stephen to clear the ip.
If Stephen can't be located, there's always the option of pointing to
DERBY-646 on the Derby Wiki so others can find his work and compile it
in. Not ideal, I realize.
-jean
