Hello, Let me add one more point on adding dependencies to source releases. In addition to license, the dependence contain copyright statements, e.g. "# Copyright (C) 2005 Christopher Lenz <cml...@gmx.de>".
As mentioned here http://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html > If the source file is submitted with a copyright notice included in it, the > copyright owner (or owner's agent) must either: > remove such notices, or > move them to the NOTICE file associated with each applicable project release, > or > provide written permission for the ASF to make such removal or relocation of > the notices. This issue cannot be fixed by merging licenses into LICENSE file. -- With best regards / с наилучшими пожеланиями, Alexei Fedotov / Алексей Федотов, http://dataved.ru/ +7 916 562 8095 On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 11:26 AM, ant elder <ant.el...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 1:13 AM, Greg Stein <gst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 5:54 PM, ant elder <ant.el...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 9:51 PM, Greg Stein <gst...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>... >>>> You can look at the archives back in 2006 when it was incubating. In >>>> particular, there is one sent to private@incubator that I would refer >>>> you to: >>>> http://s.apache.org/c04 [only usable by ASF Members] >>>> >>> >>> Didn't that get subsequently revised by Cliff et al into "Incubating >>> projects must not distribute an official product release that includes >>> works covered by an excluded license" - >>> http://www.apache.org/legal/3party.html#transition-incubator >> >> Dunno. That link is for a draft document, and has been replaced by a >> final/resolved form (see link at top of page). >> >> Regardless... Jukka posted recently, and I'd look to his note for >> "current policy". I think his statement puts Incubator policy a little >> more relaxed than ASF, but likely not as relaxed as I would have >> posited (in regards to dependencies). >> > > The good thing about release votes is that they can't be vetoed so > regardless of what policies may or may not be documented whether or > not a release vote passes is just down to getting enough people to > vote +1. Votes on general@ often stall and require a respin when > someone claims something is wrong which puts off others from voting. > Something as basic as a dependent license missing from the LICENSE > file would be one of those things that in the past would have always > demanded a respin, so the change, and it is a change, to allow wiggle > room is what i hope people will remember from this. > > ...ant > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
