On Tue, 13 Sep 2011, Rob Weir wrote:
Is an SGA appropriate in this case? This is not a corporate
"donation" of source code. And it was ALv2 from the start, in the ODF
Toolkit Union, so there is no need to re-license it.
Maybe handle this as part of the IP review? If we find any files that
are not under ALv2 or a compatible license, then we need to get an SGA
or remove that file. Would that work?
Have all the original contributors signed an iCLA?
The process we need to follow is:
http://incubator.apache.org/guides/mentor.html#initial-ip-clearance
Roughly speaking, we need everyone who's made (significant) contributions
to either file an iCLA, or send in a SGA.
(There may be other options as the code was always ASL v2 licensed, but
the above is certainly the simplest)
Before a release could happen, there are a few steps that are needed. Off
the top of my head, these include:
* Licenses of dependencies need to be checked
* NOTICE files need to be created, including dependency details if needed
* License and Incubator discalaimers need checking/adding
* Rat needs to be setup for the project, with appropriate excludes
* Missing license headers (as identified by Rat) need to be resolved
* The release process needs documenting
These things can be a bit of a faff on the first release, but they make life
much much easier going forward, so it's worth tackling them soon (and they
need doing before the first release)
Sounds painful... until it becomes routine.
Most of the work is needed for the 1st release, and all other ones are
much much simpler!
Nick
