On 03/12/2019 13:25, Christofer Dutz wrote:
> Ok ... 
> 
> So If I don't hear any objections in 72 hours, I'll treat that as consensus 
> and I'll start creating these memberships for the PLC4X project but on behalf 
> of the ASF.

If the are agreements to agree to, I'd *strongly* recommend you get them
reviewed by the legal committee before signing them.

I'd give board@ a heads-up and time to comment first.

Mark

> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> Am 02.12.19, 22:44 schrieb "Christofer Dutz" <christofer.d...@c-ware.de>:
> 
>     Hi all,
>     
>     I think I brought this up before, but it’s getting more important now.
>     Till now it was just Apache PLC4X which would profit from this, but now 
> that we also have Apache StreamPipes, there’s a second project that would 
> benefit.
>     
>     In order to implement some industry protocols, you need to be member of 
> the organization behind the protocol.
>     
>     The ones I am talking about are:
>     
>       *   OPC Foundation (Logo-Membership to be allowed to use the OPC-UA 
> logo and name as well as access the specs) … costs 0$/Year
>       *   EtherCat organization (Logo-Membership to be allowed to use the 
> EzherCAT Logo, access the specs and request a Vendor ID) … costs 0$/year
>       *   ProfiNet organization (Free Membership to be allowed to use the 
> ProfiNet Logo and request a vendor ID) … costs 0$/year
>     
>     The EtherCat and ProfiNet protocols would require a Vendor id, which 
> would identify any driver implementations as Apache software.
>     The PLC4X Project requires these both in order to be able to implement 
> active drivers.
>     The PLC4X and StreamPipes projects both require the 3 logo-memberships in 
> order to be allowed to use the Logo and Names of the protocols.
>     
>     Are there any objection for me to go ahead and start the paperwork (or 
> just filling out the online forms)?
>     Being the VP of PLC4X I should be able to do this (Being an officer of 
> the Foundation)
>     
>     
>     Chris
>     
> 
> 
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