FYI, find attached a mail about the new copyright header policy.
additionally I want to point your interest to following comment. I hope Maven
will solve this for us *before* August, 1st ...
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On Jun 2, 2006, at 6:59 PM, Carlos Sanchez wrote:
> What would be the policy for jar files that can be distributed
> individually through the Apache repository? do all of them need to
> have the LICENSE and NOTICE files inside the jar?
Yes -- if they are the result of work created at the ASF (not third- party
works, which should just be left as they were found)
Cliff
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During the last ASF Board meeting, a resolution was passed to require
a different licensing header in source files plus requirements for
copyright notices. PMCs are not required to make any changes to past
releases, but must apply these new rules to all distributions
released on or after August 1, 2006.
Before I send this out to committers@, I thought I'd start by sending
it here to collect and answer any FAQ-type questions. So, here's the
new policy; hit me with any questions you have.
Thanks,
Cliff
--- New copyright notice and source header policy ---
A. THIRD-PARTY COPYRIGHT NOTICES AND LICENSES
0. The term "third-party work" refers to a work not submitted
directly to the ASF by the copyright owner or owner's agent.
1. Do not modify or remove any copyright notices or licenses
within third-party works.
2. Do not add the standard Apache License header to the top of any
third-party source files.
3. Minor modifications/additions to third-party source files
should typically be licensed under the same terms as the rest of the
source for convenience.
4. Major modifications/additions to third-party should be dealt
with on a case-by-case basis by the PMC.
B. SOURCE FILE HEADERS
0. This section refers only to works submitted directly to the ASF
by the copyright owner or owner's agent.
1. If the source file is submitted with a copyright notice
included in it, the copyright owner (or owner's agent) must either:
a. remove such notices, or
b. move them to the NOTICE file associated with each applicable
project release, or
c. provide written permission for the ASF to make such removal
or relocation of the notices.
2. Each source file should include the following license header --
note that there should be no copyright notice in the header:
Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
distributed with this work for additional information
regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
"License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
software distributed under the License is distributed on an
"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
specific language governing permissions and limitations
under the License.
C. NOTICE FILE
0. Every Apache distribution should include a NOTICE file in the
top directory, along with the standard LICENSE file
1. The top of each NOTICE file should include the following text,
suitably modified to reflect the product name and year(s) of
distribution of the current and past versions of the product:
Apache [PRODUCT_NAME]
Copyright [yyyy] The Apache Software Foundation
This product includes software developed at
The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).
2. The remainder of the NOTICE file is to be used for required
third-party notices. The NOTICE file may also include copyright
notices moved from source files submitted to the ASF (see B.1.).
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