On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 10:50 AM, Jacques Le Roux < jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote:
> So we don't apply a lazy consensus here and we need a vote? Why not follow > the advice in this page? > My suggestion is to go in one of the following two directions: 1) apply the standard license header to all the README files 2) or start a vote with a clear summary with your proposal for a different license header (the vote should specify the exact header proposed, to which files will be applied and why) Jacopo > > Note that I have no strong opinion on putting the ASL2 header or not, I > want things to be consistent > > Jacques > > > Le 01/09/2016 à 10:48, Jacopo Cappellato a écrit : > >> I still don't see where the consensus was reached: discussions in Jira are >> not the same as discussion on the dev list (which is mentioned by Jacques >> in "as per consensus in dev mail thread"). Also the conversation between >> Jacques and Pierre in Jira is resolved with an unclear resolution to me. >> In my opinion it is safer to include the license header in all the files, >> including README files and the cost of adding it is negligible. >> >> Jacopo >> >> On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 10:10 AM, Pierre Smits <pierre.sm...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Actually I asked first whether there was consensus. And that was >>> confirmed. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Pierre Smits >>> >>> ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com> >>> OFBiz based solutions & services >>> >>> OFBiz Extensions Marketplace >>> http://oem.ofbizci.net/oci-2/ >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 9:58 AM, Jacques Le Roux < >>> jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote: >>> >>> Actually Pierre just followed http://www.apache.org/legal/sr >>>> c-headers.html#faq-exceptions >>>> >>>> <<Other files may make sense to have no license header. Three examples >>>> >>> are: >>> >>>> * Short informational text files; for example README, INSTALL files. >>>> The >>>> expectation is that these files make it obvious which product they >>>> relate >>>> to.>> >>>> >>>> That seems OK with me >>>> >>>> Jacques >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Le 01/09/2016 à 08:36, Jacopo Cappellato a écrit : >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 6:53 AM, <jler...@apache.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> ... >>>>> >>>>>> Legal statements are not required in readme files, as per consensus in >>>>>> dev >>>>>> mail thread with title 'Shorter ASL2 header in short files'. The mail >>>>>> thread started here: http://ofbiz.markmail.org/ >>>>>> >>>>> message/pc5bzrsiupef7xjt >>> >>>> >>>>>> Consensus? I was actually the only one to reply to your proposal and I >>>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> "In my opinion we should include the full header, that is important >>>>> to comply with the ASF licenses policies, unless there is a strong >>>>> >>>> reason >>> >>>> for not doing so. >>>>> [...] >>>>> By the way, my preference is, inline with what is mentioned in that >>>>> document, to "err on having a source header and contact legal-discuss@ >>>>> >>>> if >>> >>>> unsure." >>>>> >>>>> Jacopo >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >
