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NetBeans.

Gj

On Fri, 29 May 2020 at 08:51, Mario Schroeder <[email protected]>
wrote:

> What I'm missing is just a guide how to contribute the code to Apache
> NetBeans, and I would do it myself. But maybe it is there and I just don't
> know.
>
> Matthias Bläsing <[email protected]> schrieb am Do., 28. Mai 2020,
> 20:48:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Am Donnerstag, den 28.05.2020, 14:44 -0400 schrieb Scott Palmer:
> > > 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?
> > >
> >
> > we can and we already did, BUT then the code comes with strings
> > attached. Normally all our code is donated to the ASF this would not be
> > the case for the imported code. This also means, that the code can't be
> > compied around.
> >
> > Remember that the copyright still exists, we can't relicense the code
> > and most importantly it could come with a required NOTICE.
> >
> > So from my POV code that is imported verbatim must clear a high bar and
> > direct contribution and donation is the preferred way.
> >
> > And yes - I know it is painful.
> >
> > Matthias
> >
> >
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