On 22 December 2013 21:12, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote: > On 22 December 2013 21:13, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:
>> We would probably want to confirm with the original author for any >> pre-Apache patches, to make sure that the patch is given under ALv2. >> The exception might be those who were Sun/Oracle/IBM employees at the >> time. > How about we do it the other way round, we sent a mail the the authors > stating we assume the accept alv2 unless we hear from them within x days ? Because as well as being profoundly rude, that would be a copyright violation unless you are absolutely sure that (a) every contributor signed a Sun or Oracle CLA (b) that the patch was accepted under said CLA (does putting a patch in Bugzilla count as a contribution if it wasn't accepted?) (c) that copyright on all said patches was covered by the Oracle grant (as, e.g., the CWSes may not be). - d. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
