We are on the same page: if there is no doubt about the fact that a given file (not just readme files) doesn't contain any degree of creativity then the license header is not required.
Jacopo On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 9:07 AM, Jacques Le Roux < jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote: > Jacopo, > > I'm glad we also agree about not blindly putting an Alv2 header in all > readme files > > Jacques > > > > Le 17/09/2016 à 08:42, Jacopo Cappellato a écrit : > >> Jacques, >> >> I am glad that you finally agreed upon my initial interpretation of the >> policy. >> It took time (for the community and the legal team [*]) to explain to you >> and Pierre that your original interpretation was incorrect but I am glad >> we >> are now all on the same page and we can move on and work at more valuable >> tasks. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Jacopo >> >> [*] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/cdc08a88d47709738c4aa75 >> 95a3dc2446e7aa5450d4b6ffc8cc56b52@%3Clegal-discuss.apache.org%3E >> >> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:38 PM, Jacques Le Roux < >> jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote: >> >> I agree we should have a AL2 (and not ASL2 I learnt) header in README.md. >>> >>> For the rest it really depends on the content and we can't apply a global >>> rule. Only "creative" ones should have a header. Of course "creative" is >>> subjective, but I guess in most cases we will agree. >>> >>> Jacques >>> >>> >>> >>> Le 16/09/2016 à 13:46, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit : >>> >>> Well, for the README.md you can add the license using the HTML version in >>>> APACHE2_HEADER. For the rest of the README files you can use the >>>> standard >>>> header. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 2:41 PM, Jacques Le Roux < >>>> jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Le 16/09/2016 à 12:31, Jacopo Cappellato a écrit : >>>> >>>>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 12:24 PM, Jacques Le Roux < >>>>> >>>>>> jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I simply wonder how we, as a community, can decide on this subject if >>>>>> no >>>>>> >>>>>> vote can be done. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jacques >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jacques, please do not be elusive... I am simply asking you if this >>>>>>> vote >>>>>>> >>>>>>> is >>>>>> still valid or you have cancelled it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jacopo >>>>>> >>>>>> OK, I cancelled the vote because "it makes no sense to force to have >>>>>> an >>>>>> >>>>>> ASL2 headers in ALL readme files", now what? >>>>> >>>>> Jacques >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >
