Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1 (IBMers involved with EMF code)

2007-04-02 Thread Paul Golick
phone: 919-943-2578 home phone: 919-493-3570 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Frank Budinsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2007-03-22 09:01 AM Please respond to tuscany-dev@ws.apache.org To tuscany-dev@ws.apache.org cc Subject Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1 Thank

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1 (IBMers involved with EMF code)

2007-04-02 Thread Frank Budinsky
below, are code that IBM has contributed to both Eclipse EMF and Apache Tuscany. Thanks, Frank. [snip] Frank Budinsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2007-03-22 09:01 AM Please respond to tuscany-dev@ws.apache.org To tuscany-dev@ws.apache.org cc Subject Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-22 Thread Frank Budinsky
Thank goodness, common sense applies :-) Now we can proceed with the release candidate. Thanks, Frank. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 03/21/2007 05:27:35 PM: On 3/21/07, Jeremy Boynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mar 20, 2007, at 1:11 PM, Frank Budinsky wrote: I've confirmed that IBM, the

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-21 Thread Jeremy Boynes
On Mar 20, 2007, at 1:11 PM, Frank Budinsky wrote: I've confirmed that IBM, the copyright holder, gives permission to Apache to reuse the two EMF files in question. Thanks for confirming this. I've opened TUSCANY-1185 to contribute the two base classes, provided in an attachment.

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-21 Thread Frank Budinsky
Jeremy, I don't understand your last comment: I can't ack this for the ASF - that has to be done by an Officer as described in the IP Clearance process. They would probably want something official from IBM (Software Grant). By attaching the two files to the JIRA, and selecting the Grant

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-21 Thread Jeremy Boynes
On Mar 21, 2007, at 10:27 AM, Frank Budinsky wrote: Jeremy, I don't understand your last comment: I can't ack this for the ASF - that has to be done by an Officer as described in the IP Clearance process. They would probably want something official from IBM (Software Grant). By attaching

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-21 Thread Frank Budinsky
, Frank. Jeremy Boynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/21/2007 01:56 PM Please respond to tuscany-dev@ws.apache.org To tuscany-dev@ws.apache.org cc Subject Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1 On Mar 21, 2007, at 10:27 AM, Frank Budinsky wrote: Jeremy, I don't understand your

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-21 Thread Luciano Resende
Subject Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1 On Mar 21, 2007, at 10:27 AM, Frank Budinsky wrote: Jeremy, I don't understand your last comment: I can't ack this for the ASF - that has to be done by an Officer as described in the IP Clearance process. They would probably

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-21 Thread ant elder
to tuscany-dev@ws.apache.org To tuscany-dev@ws.apache.org cc Subject Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1 On Mar 21, 2007, at 10:27 AM, Frank Budinsky wrote: Jeremy, I don't understand your last comment: I can't ack this for the ASF - that has to be done

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-21 Thread Frank Budinsky
@ws.apache.org cc Subject Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1 On Mar 21, 2007, at 10:27 AM, Frank Budinsky wrote: Jeremy, I don't understand your last comment: I can't ack this for the ASF - that has to be done by an Officer as described in the IP

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-21 Thread Sam Ruby
On 3/21/07, Jeremy Boynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mar 20, 2007, at 1:11 PM, Frank Budinsky wrote: I've confirmed that IBM, the copyright holder, gives permission to Apache to reuse the two EMF files in question. Thanks for confirming this. I've opened TUSCANY-1185 to contribute the

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-20 Thread Simon Nash
Frank, Standard disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and I am not qualified to give legal interpretations. However, I have heard many lawyers give talks on copyright :-) Based on this, I'd expect that the new method would need to follow standard legal guidelines for defence against a claim of

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-20 Thread Frank Budinsky
I've confirmed that IBM, the copyright holder, gives permission to Apache to reuse the two EMF files in question. I've opened TUSCANY-1185 to contribute the two base classes, provided in an attachment. Jeremy, let me know if this is good enough for you, or if you still want me to remove the

SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-19 Thread Jeremy Boynes
On Mar 19, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Frank Budinsky wrote: Hmm, this seems like an example of where legal red tape may be getting in the way of the spirit of reuse. One man's spirit of reuse is another's copyright infringement. This is not something to take lightly. EPL is very specific:

Re: SDO IP Issues, was: SDO Java M3 Release Candidate RC1

2007-03-19 Thread Frank Budinsky
Jeremy Boynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 03/19/2007 06:14:58 PM: On Mar 19, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Frank Budinsky wrote: Hmm, this seems like an example of where legal red tape may be getting in the way of the spirit of reuse. One man's spirit of reuse is another's copyright