On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Robert Burrell Donkin < robertburrelldon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Steve Poole <spoole...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > Hi All, an update and a plea for guidance... > > > > I had every expectation that by now we'd have the code contribution from > IBM > > safely in SVN. Due to impressive IBM internal processes it's taken > longer > > than expected :-) > > > > It now looks like we'll have the CCLA and Software Grant from IBM about > the > > end of Feb. It also appears that to get the CCLA + Software Grant > completed > > we have to show the code that is to be contributed in its final form. > > yep > > > I've been looking for a page that describes what has to happen to the > code > > before it can be contributed. I thought I'd found one but can't find it > > again. Can someone point me at any page that documents the expected > changes > > required before contribution? > > i don't recall anything quite like that but > > http://incubator.apache.org/guides/mentor.html#initial-ip-clearance > > and > > http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/index.html > > are probably relevant > > for a good answer, please subscribe to the legal-discuss list and ask > there but i'll try to give you some comments FWIW > > here's what i (personally) would do to tidy up before contribution: > > * remove any artifacts and source that are not original works by IBM > * check that everything contained is intended for contribution > * consolidate copyright notices outside the source > * consider removing all @author tags > * proofread in-code comments and javadocs (to ensure nothing > potentially embarrasing slipts through) > * if possible run a code scanner to identify any source which is a > derivative work of another (open source) work. this isn't necessarily > a problem but it needs to be documented. > Thanks Robert - you pretty much listed all I expected to do. I also found some advice on the legal-discuss webpages and got additional input from some of the Harmony guys. I will draw up a complete list after input from legal-discuss > > but the experts are on legal-discuss... > > - robert >
