My understanding is that for a 'category A' license like BSD you just add it to NOTICES.
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Ross Gardler <rgard...@apache.org> wrote: > Over on the Clerezza project I've been asked some advice about a legal > situation that I'm not 100% sure about, I'm pretty sure it's a simple case > so I'm asking the IPMC rather than legal-discuss@ > > In short: > > - there is a few files that are part of an existing FOAF+SSL certification > project (BSD licence) that Clerezza would like to include with some minor > modifications (it's a complete unit of functionality, not just a small > patch). > > - the copyright holder (University of Manchester) may consent to submission > to the ASF under the terms of the CLA - but depending on what level of > approval is needed this could take time, so we are wondering if it is > necessary in this case since it is already BSD licensed. > > My questions are: > > Would it be acceptable to just include the file with the BSD licence and > copyright headers since they are license compatible. > > If not.. > > Would we require a CCLA from Manchester or would an iCLA be sufficient (at > this point I'm unclear if the code is written by the developer working with > the Clerezza team or by someone else at Manchester). > > Advice on the best way to proceed would be very helpful. > > Thanks, > Ross > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
