On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 8:26 AM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote:
> > > On Jun 5, 2018, at 4:53 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz < > bdelacre...@codeconsult.ch> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 9:30 PM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote: > >> ...In other words, unless the code is for a podling, the IPMC shouldn't > be involved, IMHO.... > > > > But it's good to have a central place to record those IP clearances, > IMO. > > Since it's a foundation record, that should be the secretary's job, I > think. That is, the responsible PMC does the IP clearance and then submits > that info/record to the ASF secretary for filing. That doesn't do any good to the community if this is recorded privately. Unlike ICLA/CCLA documents which are quasi-private (the existence of a committer account is sufficient to document that the appropriate forms are on file), other projects that might lean on another project's imported component, or want to re-integrate previously cleared external IP need to be able to see that the initial IP clearance occurred. That's how the notices of IP clearance to general@i.a.o have been useful.
