Hi all, I've submitted the software grant. The repo and branch are here <https://github.com/monkeypunch3/Radii8/tree/ApacheFlexBranch> and the tag is ApacheFlexRelease1.0.
FYI Things I've learned from donating a project to Apache: • It can be a long and arduous process. It really takes a lot more effort than it appears. Don't underestimate the work Alex has done to get donations in. • If you use example code or class off a website make sure it has a MIT or Apache 2.0 license. You can contact the author and request they add an Apache license header if not. • If you use a class or library that is hosted somewhere on the web make sure it is linked or referenced in separately from your main project and make sure it has a MIT or Apache 2.0 license or contact the author. Do not copy the class into your library • Document your code and classes as much as you can and if you don't then document your intentions whether it is fully working or not (IE, "This class is meant to parse XML files for the layout engine", etc) • Before submitting to Apache you have to send in ICLA signed form and if more than a few files a signed software grant form to Apache secretary. • You can donate skins, components, utils and patches now very easily by adding them as an attachment to a new Jira issue • Before donating announce to the list your project or util and see if there is interest and even if there is interest if it is a project that the PMC members find to be a good fit. Since all projects require maintenance they must decide if they would be willing to maintain it as well. If so they will take a vote on the list to proceed • Donating is more than just open sourcing a project. You can open source a project just by putting it on your site or github with an open source license. • Any donation must undergo an IP clearance review. To quote Alex, "There's lots of legal details we need to document before the code hits an Apache repo. First, it is important to establish ownership of every line of code. It actually matters if someone helped you write the code, or if you wrote it while an employee of some other company or for a corporation, or you grabbed code from somewhere else on the web. Then, code written by someone else needs to be either removed and downloaded as part of the build, or bundled with the donation but as 3rd party code, or you get that person's permission to donate. For all other code that isn't 3rd party, that code needs to be licensed under the Apache license. [MIT is a compatible license as well.]" I hope this helps you organize and prepare for any donations you may be considering in the future. Alex helped me a lot through this process and we are close to being done.
