On 2011-02-18, Troy Howard wrote: > Sergey is already planning to include the Apache License header in the > files when he imports them. Other than that, is there any legal > process we need to go through to bring this code into the Lucene.Net > fold?
Yes, absolutely. First of all you can't change the license without Aaron's consent - and that of all other people who have contributed to Luke.NET so far (I'm assuming it is just Aaron's colleague). I've just performed a cursory look right now and can't find any information about Luke.NET's current license. Second we'd need a software grant by Aaron and his colleague. Alternatively Aaron and his colleague could sign ICLAs but for complete code imports a sofware grant is preferred. See <http://www.apache.org/licenses/>. If the code was created on company time Aaron may need to check with his employer and have the employer sign a SGA or CCLA, but he'll know better than us. Finally we'd have to follow the IP-Clearance process <http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/index.html> before the code can be imported. Sorry if this sounds a bit like too much legal hassle, but this is the only way the ASF can be sure it has all necessary rights to actually distribute the code. Stefan
