But that's not the reason I write this. I've done the relicensing on the XML FOP project and was again confronted with our hyphenation files. Two of them now have the ALv2 header because for these two files all legal problems have been dealt with
I don't think it is necessary to put *all* files under APL. If we can assume the content had been granted, and there is no infformation to the contrary and no incompatible license already in the file, we can just leave it as it is, or perhaps add something to the effect "... has been contributed to FOP and is assumed to be licensed for all purposes FOP can be used. Contact the authors stated above for further details." (unless license@ says otherwise, of course) Tracking down the original committer from CVS might help too, but in general I wouldn't loose much further sleep on the whole issue.
Of course, newly contributed files should be put under APL which means all issues have to be resolved before the file is committed to CVS.
J.Pietschmann
