> The "Apache Way” is not a set of rules. The Apache Way is > community over code. That’s it. Nothing else.
Alan, it is important but all that comes only _after_ some very basic legal rules we have to follow. Those are not many, but they exist. E.g. if a PMC doesn't like to follow the license and marks guidelines then it will simply get shut down by board. And I'm glad that we don't have such issues at TomEE. To understand the importance of code provenance you just need to look at the current subpoena we have to handle: https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_subpoenaed1 So it is really _very_ important for the foundation to have a very good SCM history which can stand the proof of court! LieGrue, strub
