2011/9/13 Nick Burch <[email protected]>: > 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) > Is there a simpler process? As I know, most contributors of ODFDOM and SimpleODF are belong to IBM and Oracle. Besides them, there are several individual contributors of ODFDOM,which are hard to find.
> >>> 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 >
