CCLA is optional for ASF -----Original Message----- From: Josh Elser [mailto:josh.el...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 12:34 PM To: d...@slider.incubator.apache.org Cc: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Request for advice on code donation
https://github.com/apache/incubator-slider/pull/3/commits jbnote is the unresponsive party in question. There are a modest number of commits and changes from him. Alex -- that's the thing. Aside from a "I'll get you a CCLA from my employer" 2 months ago, I haven't heard anything from this fellow. Ted Dunning wrote: > How big are the contributions in question? > > > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Alex Harui<aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > >> Looks like the repo was placed under the Apache License long before >> this individual contributed. So, IMO, if you are convinced this >> individual and his employer knew his contributions were placed under >> the Apache License you could gamble and accept his contributions. If >> you get an objection later, you can delete and re-implement the >> contributions. >> >> My 2 cents, >> -Alex >> >> On 1/14/16, 10:45 AM, "Josh Elser"<els...@apache.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> (with my podling member hat on) >>> >>> We have a bit of a problem over in Slider with a code donation. Full >>> details can be found at >>> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fiss >>> ues.apache.org%2fjira%2fbrowse%2fSLIDER-977&data=01%7c01%7cRoss.Gard >>> ler%40microsoft.com%7c5c368269179f4c748f3c08d31d220958%7c72f988bf86f >>> 141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=wwsW0v2jmQlT8%2fszr7U6O3VcAP6uhg%2fk >>> Li9QE%2fmVr1k%3d >>> >>> In short, an app-package (a modular chunk of code that Slider runs >>> on Apache Hadoop's YARN ) for Kafka was offered to be included in Slider. >>> Slider would love to accept it. We've gotten IP clearance from all >>> but one party who contributed to it. >>> >>> To the best of my knowledge, this individual contributed code to >>> this Kafka app-package and his company could also lay claim to his >>> contribution. He already had an ICLA on file, but no CCLA from his >>> company. >>> >>> Two months later, multiple pings on JIRA and even a personal email, >>> this person seems to be AWOL. Given my understanding of the rules, >>> we can't proceed because we don't have the ability to prove all >>> potential previous ownership of this codebase has been granted to the ASF. >>> >>> Any advice on how we could try to move this forward? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> - Josh >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - 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
