Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:
> I'd like to try to establish a quick agreement on policies for how we
> handle materials for running the TCK that we have created for Geronimo
> will be available.
>
> Currently, there is a suite of deployment plans that we use for our TCK
> testing. These materials will be useful for any community member that
> wishes to build a J2EE server product based on Geronimo. I think it's
> in our interest to make them available to help promote the use of
> Geronimo as a base for J2EE server products.
Does anyone need convincing as to why this would be a "Good Thing"?
>
> So, I'd like to propose the following policy for those materials :
>
> 1) Interested community members should contact the PMC, preferably on
> the dev@ list, to ask for these materials.
Consider this an official request; I would like access to the Geronimo CTS
deployment plans.
>
> 2) The PMC has the right to refuse any request.
With my ASF hat firmly on, if the PMC decides to make the material available outside the ASF I don't think we
can justify refusing a request unless there are external license issues that adversely affect redistribution.
>
> 3) The materials are provided under the Apache License v2.
Sounds good...
>
> 4) We kindly ask that these materials are not republished.
Either we're ok with redistribution, or we're not. If not, then the license needs to be something other than
ASL v2.
Bill
