Sorry for the slow reply on this one. I think a "What's this?" link sounds like a great idea. I also think sending this to legal-discuss seems like the right place to get feedback or volunteers to write it. In any case, I'll give it a look as well.
Cliff On 7/20/06, David Crossley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ross Gardler wrote: > Tim Williams wrote: > >Nigel's recent decision (or more his rationale) to not assign ASF > >license with his attachment made me take a look at our JIRA. I'd like > >to highlight what i think are issues with the screen. Just in case > >folks agree, I looked and don't see an easy way to change it just for > >out project but anyway: > > > >1) The screen makes the choice appear as if it's questioning whether > >one wants the code "included" vs. "not included" in the software. > >And, while that's obviously the net effect, it's not the "real" > >question. > > > >2) When folks click the "Grant license" button, I'm not convinced > >everyone really knows what it means and how important it is to us. > >More importantly, whether they have the right to "grant" it anyway. > > > >For #1, I'm not sure what the best way to word it is. I htink the > >first option "Grant license" is probably worded properly but the > >second one is, IMO, confusing. > > > >For #2, I suggest we add a small well-crafted "What's this mean?" > >section immediately below it to briefly explain what they are doing > >when they click the "Grant" option. Perhaps with some hints as to > >times where they may not be able to grant it (e.g. it was paid work, > >don't solely own it, not wholly original, etc.) > > > >Thoughts? > > I agree. Perhaps a suggestion to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] team would be in order > (they control that part of Jira). Good points Tim. I reckon that you are onto something here. Perhaps this is an impediment to new contributors. I am not sure where would be the best place to discuss this. Perhaps the legal-discuss@ list. When the document is ready to link to, then infrastructure@ would add it. Anyway, i Cc Cliff. Perhaps he would know the best way forward. -David
