Hi all, if I trim down the NOTICE files according to the rules we defined (i.e. only what is strictly required), most NOTICE files, especially the one of the source distribution will again be mostly back to the default. Only the LICENSE files will contain the necessary information about included files.
I have pushed the changes to the GIT repository and added a tag "check-license-notice" for you to check. I will remote this again before we perform the next release candidate. Do you all agree on this change? Greetings, Sebastian 2013/3/25 Sebastian Schaffert <sebastian.schaff...@gmail.com> > Ok, I forgot that Sesame is under BSD license, so since there is no > attribution clause there we can probably skip including it. > > > 2013/3/25 Sebastian Schaffert <sebastian.schaff...@gmail.com> > >> Hi Andy, and other mentors, >> >> while trying to figure out what should go into the NOTICE file and what >> not, we realised that the Apache license says that derivative works need to >> contain a copy of the NOTICE of included project. So in case of our binary >> releases that include the Sesame libraries, this would mean we need to >> include the contents of the following file: >> >> https://bitbucket.org/openrdf/sesame/src/master/core/NOTICE.txt >> >> What we are not sure about is whether it would be ok to only mention >> Sesame as we do now, or whether we need to include all the NOTICE content >> of the dependency. What is your opinion on this? >> >> For reference, the Apache license says: >> >> 4d) >> If the Work includes a "NOTICE" text file as part of its >> distribution, then any Derivative Works that You distribute must >> include a readable copy of the attribution notices contained >> within such NOTICE file, excluding those notices that do not >> pertain to any part of the Derivative Works, in at least one >> of the following places: within a NOTICE text file distributed >> as part of the Derivative Works; within the Source form or >> documentation, if provided along with the Derivative Works; or, >> within a display generated by the Derivative Works, if and >> wherever such third-party notices normally appear. The contents >> of the NOTICE file are for informational purposes only and >> do not modify the License. You may add Your own attribution >> notices within Derivative Works that You distribute, alongside >> or as an addendum to the NOTICE text from the Work, provided >> that such additional attribution notices cannot be construed >> as modifying the License. >> >> >> 2013/3/25 Andy Seaborne <a...@apache.org> >> >>> On 25/03/13 12:03, Sebastian Schaffert wrote: >>> >>>> restart >>>> the release candidate >>>> >>> >>> Sebastian, >>> >>> As Release Manager, could you send a [CANCELLED] message on this thread >>> so that when looking back, the list archive makes it clear as to status? >>> >>> Andy >>> >> >> >
