IANAL, but if the code is already licensed with the Apache License 2.0, doesn’t that meansanyone is free to make a derivative work.. I.e. by use of the license permission has already been given. Can’t we just follow the rules outlined in the license with respect to attribution etc.?
The Apache license seems to be somewhat meaningless if this isn’t the case. What am I missing? Scott > On May 28, 2020, at 5:35 AM, Geertjan Wielenga <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, otherwise we’ll be stealing someone else’s code. > > Gj > > On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 11:32, Christian Lenz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Why the hell is everything so fucking complicated? We need to discuss >> every single bit of everything. That makes sense for ASF but not for me as >> a developer who wants to bring amazing new stuff to NetBeans or wherever >> and wants to help NetBeans gets better and better. It is annoying for me >> and a pain in the ass to help here IMHO. Yes, it is as it is probably but >> it prevents me from helping here to bring plugins that are not maintained >> anymore and handover to other developers into NetBeans in an easy way. I >> think some other devs jumped of from NetBeans, due to exact that barriers. >> >> Anyway, I will create a ticket at his repo, ask him and will let you know >> here. >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Chris >> >> Von: Neil C Smith >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. Mai 2020 11:20 >> An: dev >> Betreff: Re: Contributing community plugin codes >> >> On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 09:48, Christian Lenz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> So I can create a ticket in his repo to ask him and if the developer >> say: that’s fine. That’s it? >> >> No, it needs to be recorded here somewhere. Note that all GitHub >> comments are archived by ASF, so this could verify intent to >> contribute. You should also check section 7 of the ICLA you signed. >> >> The IP clearance process is different to the principal that >> contributors don't need a CLA, only committers do. So when does one >> take precedence? The word "substantial" is woolly! And what about >> incubator vs non-incubator? >> >> Anyway, the Restart IDE plugin as an example certainly doesn't pass >> the "large" or "clever" threshold. It's arguably so trivial it's not >> copyrightable at all! It probably belongs in another module though. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Neil >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
