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cvs commit: jakarta-site2/xdocs/site jars.xml source.xml
husted 02/01/18 15:28:20
Modified: xdocs/site source.xml
Added: xdocs/site jars.xml
Log:
Update source file to specifically mention JARs. Add JAR page with further details.
Revision Changes Path
1.7 +23 -11 jakarta-site2/xdocs/site/source.xml
Index: source.xml
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RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-site2/xdocs/site/source.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- source.xml 10 Jan 2002 00:29:00 -0000 1.6
+++ source.xml 18 Jan 2002 23:28:20 -0000 1.7
@@ -21,12 +21,9 @@
conformance to the "<a
href="http://java.sun.com/docs/codeconv/html/CodeConvTOC.doc.html">Code
Conventions for the Java Programming Language</a> as published by
- Sun. However, some projects may decide to override these defaults
- and use their own defined conventions. For example, the <a
- href="/turbine/">Turbine</a> project has its own <a
- href="/turbine/common/code-standards.html">defined conventions</a>
- which are similar to the Sun standards but specify slightly
- different conventions.
+ Sun, or in conformance with another well-defined convention specified
+ by the subproject. See the <a href="faqs.html">FAQ page</a>
+ for links to subproject conventions.
</p>
<h2>License</h2>
@@ -35,17 +32,32 @@
All source code committed to the Project's repositories must be
covered by the <a href="../LICENSE">Apache License</a> or contain a
copyright and license that allows redistribution under the same
- conditions as the Apache License.
+ conditions as the Apache License.
</p>
- <p>Committers should update the copyright notice on the License to
+ <p>
+ Committers should update the copyright notice on the Apache License to
include the current year when they revise a source file. If it is 2002,
and you revise a source file from 1999, change the copyright notice in
the license to cite "1999, 2002". If the file was from 2001, we would
- change it to 2001-2002. And so forth.</p>
+ change it to 2001-2002. And so forth. This will happen most often in the
+ early part of a year, but maintenance of the copyright date should occur
+ year-round, as needed.
+ </p>
- <p>This will happen most often in the early part of a year, but
- maintenance of the copyright date should occur year-round, as needed.</p>
+ <p>
+ Any code, document, or binary that is committed to the Project's
+ repositories, but not being donated to the ASF, must be clearly marked as
+ such. All contributors should have a <a href="agreement.html">Contributor
+ License Agreement</a> on file.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Any <a href="jars.html">JAR</a> committed to the Project's repositories
+ <strong>must</strong> be licensed for redistribution. BSD and MPL style
+ licenses are generally fine, but many <a href="jars.html">Sun JARs</a>
+ do not permit redistribution.
+ </p>
<h2>Status Files</h2>
1.1 jakarta-site2/xdocs/site/jars.xml
Index: jars.xml
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<document>
<properties>
<author email="husted@apache.org">Ted Husted</author>
<author email="rubys@us.ibm.com">Sam Ruby</author>
<title>JARs under CVS</title>
</properties>
<body>
<section name="JARs under CVS">
<ul>
<li>There is no Jakarta-wide policy against putting JARs in CVS.</li>
<li>When JARs are distributed, the license for the JAR must allow for redistribution.</li>
<li>Many subprojects depend JARs created by Sun. Not all Sun JARs have the same
license. Some may permit unrestricted redistribution; most do not.</li>
<li>It is the policy of the Apache Software Foundation to scrupulously observe all
licensing conditions. This is a zero-tolerance policy.</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section name="JARs with Licensing Issues">
<p>These JARs have been determined to have licenses which prevent them from being
distributed from an Apache code repository.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://java.sun.com/products/javabeans/glasgow/jaf.html">JAF activation-1.0.1.jar</a></li>
</ul>
</section>
</body>
</document>
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