On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Robert Burrell Donkin < robertburrelldon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 9:54 PM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Robert Burrell Donkin > > <robertburrelldon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > <snip > > > And what about the part that says "DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT > > NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER"? If I understand correctly, we will > > request permission to move the copyright from Oracle. And that we > > don't need additional permissions to remove the header, beyond the > > permissions we have via the SGA. > > +1 > good to hear that > > >> For source that is not covered by CLAs or grants, different rules > >> apply [11]. So the key question for every document is whether it is > >> covered by the grant or it's inclusion relies on the application of an > >> open source license. > >> > > > > For this project we need to be very careful to remember that not all > > files in the source tree were covered by the SGA. In particular there > > are other 3rd party open source components. So we need to be careful. > > +1 > > >> Questions? Want more details? Should I move on to strategy suggestions? > >> > > > > I think I understand this better. Thanks. > > > > So, strategy.... Will Apache Rat help with this? I thought it had a > > mode that added Apache headers. But I don't know if it handles > > something like this, where we are removing existing headers as well. > > This is something where automated help is essential. But I expect some > tinkering and script development will be required. > > yes i agree and i am volunteering to take care of the license header change based on the final SGA file list. Juergen > Any more questions? > > Robert > > [1] http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/index.html > See patches welcome on http://incubator.apache.org/ > [2] Clause 5 of the Apache License, Version 2.0 > http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 > [3] > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-legal-discuss/201110.mbox/%3cf291de8d-c108-41f2-a094-f5141da9d...@gbiv.com%3E >
