On 12/1/2010 17:38, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) wrote: > On Dec 1, 2010, at 8:04 AM, Joe Schaefer wrote: > >> ----- Original Message ---- >> >>> From: "Mattmann, Chris A (388J)" <[email protected]> >>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wed, December 1, 2010 10:57:48 AM >>> Subject: Re: Basing Apache releases on releases from incubating projects >>> >>> Hi Owen, >>> >>> It's my understanding that Apache software can depend on other software >>> that >>> falls within the guidelines here [1]. ASF Podlings, by definition are >>> software >>> (released or not) that fall under the confines of Category A from [1], so >>> it's >>> fine to depend on them (again, *released* or not). >> >> Not so fast. We don't require podlings to have their legal issues fully >> resolved until it's time to release, so other projects should *not* be >> shipping a podling's non-released codebase. > > Hrm, umm, so what's the difference between this, and oh I don't know, some > other library I pick up as a TLP off Google code who claims their source is > ASLv2 licensed? I have no guarantee over there that the license issues are > resolved either, yet we do that all the time over here in Apache?
The difference is that the incubator code comes from Apache, with all the ASF IP due diligence. If we use a third-party library that's under the AL, we mention that it's not from Apache. Our customers can then decide for themselves how much they trust that other source. My understanding. --Thilo > > So, I don't agree with your point. > > Cheers, > Chris > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. > Senior Computer Scientist > NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA > Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 > Email: [email protected] > WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department > University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
