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Posted to community@apache.org by robert burrell donkin <rd...@apache.org> on 2005/07/31 23:07:49 UTC
legal FAQ for committers and contributors?
IIRC when the legal-discuss mailing list was first created, the idea of
a legal FAQ for committers was floated preferably written by someone
with legal training. AFAIK this hasn't happened yet.
i agree with danny
(http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/jakarta-general/200507.mbox/%
3cOF921CA2B8.E4CA5C66-ON8025704A.002B1D51-8025704A.002BBC76@slc.co.uk%
3e) that it's better to have content that can be corrected than no legal
FAQ at all.
there have been a number of discussions recently involving legal issues
(for example
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/200507.mbox/%
3cEA9D474B-110F-448C-BE57-1483294E61E4@apache.org%3e) and i think that
this is something the foundation is going to need. i'd be willing to
help write up content for such a FAQ.
opinions?
- robert
Re: legal FAQ for committers and contributors?
Posted by Rob Oxspring <ro...@imapmail.org>.
Seems that last sentance never reached the brain :)
Sorry for the noise,
Rob
David Crossley wrote:
> Rob Oxspring wrote:
>
>>Just fyi, the link from http://www.apache.org/dev/ doesn't work as it
>>spells licence the american way whereas the document linked from
>>http://www.apache.org/foundation/preFAQ.html names the file the english way.
>
>
> That is what i meant below. It is already fixed, but
> are still seeing the delay with publishing the websites.
>
>
>>David Crossley wrote:
>>
>>>>[1] http://www.apache.org/dev/ (Look for "License FAQ")
>>>
>>>So yesterday i linked it into [1]. Hopefully it is now
>>>more obvious. The trouble was that i can't spell american
>>>so the link was broken, fixed now.
>
>
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Re: legal FAQ for committers and contributors?
Posted by David Crossley <cr...@apache.org>.
Rob Oxspring wrote:
> Just fyi, the link from http://www.apache.org/dev/ doesn't work as it
> spells licence the american way whereas the document linked from
> http://www.apache.org/foundation/preFAQ.html names the file the english way.
That is what i meant below. It is already fixed, but
are still seeing the delay with publishing the websites.
> David Crossley wrote:
> >>[1] http://www.apache.org/dev/ (Look for "License FAQ")
> >
> >So yesterday i linked it into [1]. Hopefully it is now
> >more obvious. The trouble was that i can't spell american
> >so the link was broken, fixed now.
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Re: legal FAQ for committers and contributors?
Posted by Rob Oxspring <ro...@imapmail.org>.
Just fyi, the link from http://www.apache.org/dev/ doesn't work as it spells
licence the american way whereas the document linked from
http://www.apache.org/foundation/preFAQ.html names the file the english way.
The licence FAQ is available at:
http://www.apache.org/foundation/licence-FAQ.html
Cheers,
Rob
David Crossley wrote:
> Jeremias Maerki wrote:
>
>>robert burrell donkin wrote:
>>
>>>IIRC when the legal-discuss mailing list was first created, the idea of
>>>a legal FAQ for committers was floated preferably written by someone
>>>with legal training. AFAIK this hasn't happened yet.
>>
>>>.....
>>>this is something the foundation is going to need. i'd be willing to
>>>help write up content for such a FAQ.
>>>
>>>opinions?
>>
>>As it happens, I suggested more or less the same on the board@ mailing
>>list on Sunday. I suggested it as a task of our V.P., Legal Affairs.
>>Whatever the approach, I'd be happy if we can finally build that
>>legal/license FAQ. The most important thing is to communicate the
>>(reviewed) results to everyone, especially to all the PMCs, so everyone
>>and every project is on the same level.
>>
>>I'll try to find time to help you with the FAQ and I hope we get some
>>additional help. The FAQ page is already linked to [1], but it's just
>>not there, yet. Another important point IMO is to add information on the
>>need for a CLA on the "introduction for contributors" page.
>>
>>[1] http://www.apache.org/dev/ (Look for "License FAQ")
>
>
> This is very interesting. For a long time i was wondering
> the same thing. Yet while i was editing some other top-level
> docs i found the Licence FAQ. Obviously i and others had
> overlooked it all this time. It was only linked from the
> http://www.apache.org/foundation/preFAQ.html#licence
>
> So yesterday i linked it into [1]. Hopefully it is now
> more obvious. The trouble was that i can't spell american
> so the link was broken, fixed now.
>
> We do still need a general Legal FAQ of course.
>
> David
>
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Re: legal FAQ for committers and contributors?
Posted by David Crossley <cr...@apache.org>.
Jeremias Maerki wrote:
> robert burrell donkin wrote:
> > IIRC when the legal-discuss mailing list was first created, the idea of
> > a legal FAQ for committers was floated preferably written by someone
> > with legal training. AFAIK this hasn't happened yet.
>
> > .....
> > this is something the foundation is going to need. i'd be willing to
> > help write up content for such a FAQ.
> >
> > opinions?
>
> As it happens, I suggested more or less the same on the board@ mailing
> list on Sunday. I suggested it as a task of our V.P., Legal Affairs.
> Whatever the approach, I'd be happy if we can finally build that
> legal/license FAQ. The most important thing is to communicate the
> (reviewed) results to everyone, especially to all the PMCs, so everyone
> and every project is on the same level.
>
> I'll try to find time to help you with the FAQ and I hope we get some
> additional help. The FAQ page is already linked to [1], but it's just
> not there, yet. Another important point IMO is to add information on the
> need for a CLA on the "introduction for contributors" page.
>
> [1] http://www.apache.org/dev/ (Look for "License FAQ")
This is very interesting. For a long time i was wondering
the same thing. Yet while i was editing some other top-level
docs i found the Licence FAQ. Obviously i and others had
overlooked it all this time. It was only linked from the
http://www.apache.org/foundation/preFAQ.html#licence
So yesterday i linked it into [1]. Hopefully it is now
more obvious. The trouble was that i can't spell american
so the link was broken, fixed now.
We do still need a general Legal FAQ of course.
David
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Re: legal FAQ for committers and contributors?
Posted by Jeremias Maerki <de...@greenmail.ch>.
On 31.07.2005 23:07:49 robert burrell donkin wrote:
> IIRC when the legal-discuss mailing list was first created, the idea of
> a legal FAQ for committers was floated preferably written by someone
> with legal training. AFAIK this hasn't happened yet.
Sadly, yes.
> i agree with danny
> (http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/jakarta-general/200507.mbox/%
> 3cOF921CA2B8.E4CA5C66-ON8025704A.002B1D51-8025704A.002BBC76@slc.co.uk%
> 3e) that it's better to have content that can be corrected than no legal
> FAQ at all.
I agree.
> there have been a number of discussions recently involving legal issues
Replace "recently" with "constantly". :-(
> (for example
> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/200507.mbox/%
> 3cEA9D474B-110F-448C-BE57-1483294E61E4@apache.org%3e) and i think that
> this is something the foundation is going to need. i'd be willing to
> help write up content for such a FAQ.
>
> opinions?
As it happens, I suggested more or less the same on the board@ mailing
list on Sunday. I suggested it as a task of our V.P., Legal Affairs.
Whatever the approach, I'd be happy if we can finally build that
legal/license FAQ. The most important thing is to communicate the
(reviewed) results to everyone, especially to all the PMCs, so everyone
and every project is on the same level.
I'll try to find time to help you with the FAQ and I hope we get some
additional help. The FAQ page is already linked to [1], but it's just
not there, yet. Another important point IMO is to add information on the
need for a CLA on the "introduction for contributors" page.
[1] http://www.apache.org/dev/ (Look for "License FAQ")
Jeremias Maerki
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