Kudos for progressing this idea. I really like it. It should allow improvements from the perspective of both podlings and reviewers.
Cheers, Paul. On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 12:25 PM Justin Mclean <jus...@classsoftware.com> wrote: > Hi, > > The work in progress progress disclaimer (DISCLAIMER-WIP) has been added > to the IPMC policy page. [1] > > Podlings can now select which disclaimer they want to use. If they want to > use the standard disclaimer then their releases must comply with all ASF > policy. If they want the incubator to be more lenient in voting on their > release or know that the release has some issues not in line with ASF > policy then the work in progress disclaimer can be used. > > Unless the release is simple and straightforward, I would recommend that a > podling uses the work in progress disclaimer for the first couple of > releases. > > For what is allowed under the work in progress disclaimer please see this > legal JIRA [2]. This allows a lot more in a release but not everything. > Certain things are required like having a LICENSE, NOTICE and > DISCLAIMER-WIP, and while it would be OK to include compiled code you still > need to comply with any licensing for that code. > > By the time a podling graduates it's expected that they are making > releases with the standard disclaimer. > > Here is the text of the DISCLAIMER-WIP where the Incubator is the sponsor: > ____ > Apache #Podling-Name# is an effort > undergoing incubation at The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), > sponsored by the Apache Incubator. Incubation is required of all > newly accepted projects until a further review indicates that the > infrastructure, communications, and decision making process have > stabilized in a manner consistent with other successful ASF projects. > While incubation status is not necessarily a reflection of the > completeness or stability of the code, it does indicate that the > project has yet to be fully endorsed by the ASF. > > Some of the incubating project's releases may not be fully compliant > with ASF policy. For example, releases may have incomplete or > un-reviewed licensing conditions. What follows is a list of known > issues the project is currently aware of (note that this list, by > definition, is likely to be incomplete): > #List of known issues go here# > > If you are planning to incorporate this work into your > product/project, please be aware that you will need to conduct a > thorough licensing review to determine the overall implications of > including this work. For the current status of this project through the > Apache > Incubator visit: > http://incubator.apache.org/project/#Podling-Name#.html > ____ > > Just fill in #Podling-Name# with your podling name and list the known > issues in the correct place. > > Thanks, > Justin > > 1. https://incubator.apache.org/policy/incubation.html#disclaimers > 2. https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/LEGAL/issues/LEGAL-469 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > >
