Quick update: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-174
As the agreements are currently offline we're in a bit of a holding pattern but getting closer! Companies planning downstream versions should be getting this ball rolling w/ their legal entities too. On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote: > Still bumping around in legal. Sorry for the delay everyone. > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Anis KADRI <[email protected]> wrote: >> Awesome! Apache is the way to go! >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Word on the legal list is that yes this is possible. Just finding out >>> whom has the keys (or if they even exist yet) for the Apple Developer >>> account for the ASF. >>> >>> Even though we *just* shipped 3 I have to say I'm really excited for >>> this capability for the development flow. =) >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Shazron <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > +1 for Apache handling it first, if possible. >>> > >>> > >>> > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> >> Ya ppl are going to freak out for this functionality. =) >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Michal Mocny <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >> > I haven't actually played with this yet. I think this would make an >>> >> > awesome blog post. Found an old note that says "record a video to >>> show >>> >> off >>> >> > the app-harness". I still think thats a good idea. >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> > >>> >> >> I'll ping the legal list to see what the process is for deploying to >>> >> >> proprietary channels. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Simon MacDonald >>> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >> > I think it makes sense for Apache to own it in the app store. It >>> also >>> >> >> > leaves groups like Adobe, Google, etc. the opportunity to drop >>> their >>> >> >> > own versions of the app-harness with additional proprietary >>> >> >> > functionality. >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > Simon Mac Donald >>> >> >> > http://hi.im/simonmacdonald >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Lorin Beer < >>> >> [email protected]> >>> >> >> wrote: >>> >> >> >> I agree with your breakdown of options in order of sanity, Braden >>> :) >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> Ideally this should be owned by the organization that owns the >>> code: >>> >> the >>> >> >> >> Apache Cordova Project. While an acceptable second would be for >>> the >>> >> >> Adobe >>> >> >> >> Cordova Team to publish it, I think there is a precedent for an >>> >> Apache >>> >> >> >> project owning and managing an appstore account. >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> Apache OpenOffice is made available through the mac appstore. >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> - Lorin >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Braden Shepherdson < >>> >> >> [email protected]>wrote: >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> So we've got a working app harness in the cordova-app-harness >>> repo. >>> >> >> One of >>> >> >> >>> the founding goals for the app harness was that it could be >>> placed >>> >> >> into the >>> >> >> >>> Play Store and App Store. >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> Then the question is: who owns the apps in the various markets? >>> It >>> >> >> seems to >>> >> >> >>> me that there are four possibilities: >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> 1. Apache Cordova project (Can we do that under Apache's rules? >>> >> Apple's >>> >> >> >>> rules? Is there precedent at Apache for App Store accounts and >>> >> such?) >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> 2. Adobe PhoneGap team >>> >> >> >>> 3. Google Cordova/Mobile Chrome Apps team >>> >> >> >>> (4. Some individual person from one of the above, separately from >>> >> the >>> >> >> >>> larger organization.) >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> These are in descending order of how sane I think they are. If >>> it's >>> >> >> >>> possible for the Apache project to control the AppStore accounts, >>> >> that >>> >> >> >>> would be best. If not, the PhoneGap team is probably the best >>> way to >>> >> >> go. >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> Thoughts? >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> Braden >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
