Reply on incubator-gneral
(the incubator is responsible for the IP clearance process in general, not just podlings)


On 05/04/14 16:19, Craig L Russell wrote:
> Hi Rob,
>
> If you developed the code during the time the ICLA and CCLA were in
> effect (from February 2012) I don't see a need to file additional
> paperwork.
>
> Craig

Rob,

If this remains the consensus view, do we need to go through the IP clearance process at all? Step 3 in [1] is

"""
A software grant must be provided to the ASF. This grant can either be done by the ASF Corporate CLA (via Schedule B) or the traditional License Agreement.
"""

So we could

1/ Do the normal project-only process, if this remains the consensus view

2/ Do the formal IP-clearance process

(2) can be useful for substantial contributions even if the strict terms mean (1) is possible, just for clarity. If (1), we could still do it a bit more formally - e.g. an email to dev@ with all the details, link to JIRA so it is archived as happening with a passive consensus vote.

I don't mind which.

        Andy


[1] http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/ip-clearance-template.html

On 05/04/14 16:28, Andy Seaborne wrote:
For information:

About:

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JENA-666

     Andy

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Is a Software Grant Agreement always needed for IP Clearance?
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 16:08:13 +0100
From: Rob Vesse <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
CC: [email protected] <[email protected]>

Hi All

I¹m in the process of carrying out IP Clearance for some code developed
outside of the ASF that my employer (Cray) has now agreed to contribute to
the Apache Jena project where I am a committer and PMC member.

In this case the software was developed entirely by myself though obviously
Cray holds the copyright.  I have an ICLA on file for myself and Cray filed
a CCLA for me when I originally joined the Apache Jena project as a
committer and PMC member.  In this scenario is a SGA actually needed to
carry out IP Clearance of the contributed code or are the existing ICLA and
CCLA sufficient?

Thanks,

Rob Vesse






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