I have already sent the signed PDF to [email protected] Thanks, franz
> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Kelly [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 9:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [dfwebserver] Python binding > > Dennis: I understand your concerns about ICLA etc and appreciate you raising > this important issue. However I feel that the way in which you are > approaching it is being actively hostile towards a new contributor; we want to > attract people and we must express that their contributions are valued, and > work towards doing so. The two patches I’ve committed from Franz so far > have been small enough that according to my understanding they fall within > the same categorisation normally applied to patches - if a larger amount of > code were in question, then I would have acted differently. > > I should mention that there were multiple issues that came up during my > journey into Apache and at one point I actually said I didn’t want any part > of it > and would take the project to Github or somewhere else. I only stuck with it > because of the encouragement of certain people. Policies and licensing are > certainly very important, but so are people - both are necessary > requirements for a project to succeed. > > That doesn’t mean of course that we can skip on any rules - like any project > we must make sure we’re fulfilling the necessary legal requirements for > accepting contributions. So: > > Franz: Welcome. As you’ve seen, one of the things that we’re supposed to > do for non-trivial contributions is for Apache to have an ICLA > (http://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.txt) on file from contributors. I can see > you’re doing some good work and anticipate more code from you. Would > you be willing to fill out an ICLA so that we can ensure we are meeting the > necessary legal/policy requirements in accepting your code? (this is a pre- > requisite for all people wishing to become committers to Apache projects). > > — > Dr Peter M. Kelly > [email protected] > > PGP key: http://www.kellypmk.net/pgp-key > <http://www.kellypmk.net/pgp-key> (fingerprint 5435 6718 59F0 DD1F BFA0 > 5E46 2523 BAA1 44AE 2966) > > > On 16 Mar 2015, at 11:44 pm, jan i <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 16 March 2015 at 17:14, Dennis E. Hamilton > > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> It occurred to me that these are substantial contributions. > >> > > I have to disagree with you here. You forget the big part is standard > > code and not something Franz has made. He has basically made the > > python bindings and that is not a substantial contribution. > > > >> > >> It is important for Franz to provide a Contributor License Agreement. > >> See <http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas>. > >> > > No it is not. We do not demand that Franz sign a ICLA. But if Franz > > would like to sign one, it would be beneficial to us all. > > > > > >> > >> Franz, if you have any questions about this and submitting the > >> agreement, you can ask on this list. If you want to discuss this > >> privately, you can send your comments and questions to > >> [email protected] > >> > >> > > Dennis@ please do not put this as a demand, when we have another > > thread where we said it is not needed....we as PMC has not even discussed > it. > > > > Franz@ If you would like to sign an ICLA as a first step of comming > > closer to the project, please follow what Dennis writes. BUT your work > > is apriciated with our without an ICLA. > > > > rgds > > jan I. > > > >> > >> - Dennis > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Peter Kelly [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 08:48 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [dfwebserver] Python binding > >> > >>> On 16 Mar 2015, at 10:33 pm, Franz de Copenhague < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Attached you have the path. > >> > >> Thanks Franz - received and committed. Looks like some good progress, > >> nice to see. > >> > >> — > >> Dr Peter M. Kelly > >> [email protected] > >> > >> PGP key: http://www.kellypmk.net/pgp-key > >> <http://www.kellypmk.net/pgp-key> (fingerprint 5435 6718 59F0 DD1F > >> BFA0 5E46 2523 BAA1 44AE 2966) > >> > >> > >>
