On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 4:34 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 7:04 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: >> On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Ross Gardler <rgard...@opendirective.com> >> wrote: >>> Seems we missed a bit of process... >>> >>> From a mobile device - forgive errors and terseness >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: "Henri Yandell" <flame...@gmail.com> >>> Date: Jul 8, 2012 3:22 AM >>> Subject: Old projects with incomplete copyright diligence >>> To: "general-incubator" <gene...@incubator.apache.org> >>> >>> The following projects haven't signed off on the copyright checklist item: >>> >>> 2009-02-09 kato >>> 2009-02-13 stonehenge >>> 2009-05-13 socialsite >>> 2010-05-19 amber >>> 2010-09-05 nuvem >>> 2010-11-12 kitty >>> 2010-11-24 stanbol >>> 2011-06-13 openofficeorg >>> >>> Said checklist item is: >>> >>> "Check and make sure that the papers that transfer rights to the ASF >>> been received. It is only necessary to transfer rights for the >>> package, the core code, and any new code produced by the project. " >>> > > Also, does this question even make sense? > > Neither the SGA not the iCLA "transfers" any rights to the ASF. We > don't ask for copyright. We just ask for a license. But it is > non-exclusive. > > So if anyone thinks this refers to something that actually requires a > "transfer" of copyright, please speak up, so we can track this down. > > -Rob > >>> How long do we host software without explicitly stating we have these >>> rights? >>> >>> Personally I think 1 year is more than enough, even for OpenOffice. >>> >> >> Our practice has been to not check in code until after an SGA has been >> received, e.g., the main OOo contribution from Oracle, the Symphony >> contribution from IBM and the UOF 2.0 contribution from CS2C. >> >> So I assume we just need to fill in a date here in the "copyright" section: >> >> http://incubator.apache.org/projects/openofficeorg.html >> >> But what date? The first SGA? The most recent SGA? This is an >> ongoing effort, for any living project that gets ongoing contributions >> of existing corporate code. I expect it will continue as a TLP as >> well.
I'd put in the date the Oracle SGA was received (presumably the first code commit). Apologies for being a bureaucrat on this - I use it to drive recognition of dead projects. :) Hen
