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Posted to dev@cordova.apache.org by Ken Wallis <kw...@rim.com> on 2012/03/02 15:59:26 UTC
Re: Apache License swap for BlackBerry
Sorry guys for not getting back to this sooner. You should not need to
have that information called out anywhere, that this code came from the
knowledge base. While it probably would have been best to come as a
contribution from one of us here, the file seems to date back to October
2010. And since it is functionality that is basically trivial and
uninteresting, we don't need to worry about it.
--
Ken Wallis
Product Manager BlackBerry WebWorks
Research In Motion
(905) 629-4746 x14369
-----Original Message-----
From: Drew Walters <de...@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <ca...@incubator.apache.org>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:05:20 -0600
To: <ca...@incubator.apache.org>
Subject: Re: Apache License swap for BlackBerry
>Ken or anyone else from RIM. Still looking for an answer to the
>following license related issue:
>
>- The StringUtils.java [1] file was apparently based on a BlackBerry
>knowledge base article [2] as noted in the file header. Its not clear
>to me whether I need to include information in the LICENSE or NOTICE
>file for this.
>
>[1]
>https://github.com/apache/incubator-cordova-blackberry-webworks/blob/maste
>r/framework/ext/src/org/apache/cordova/util/StringUtils.java
>[2]
>http://www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/fetch/2000/34
>8583/800332/832062/How_To_-_Implement_a_string_splitter_based_on_a_given_s
>tring_delimiter.html?nodeid=1498848&vernum=0
>
>On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Drew Walters <de...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ken,
>>
>> Is there any update on any license requirements for the BlackBerry
>> knowledge base articles.
>>
>> I've gone ahead and pushed the license changes to apache git. I've
>> left the RIM copyright as it was in the files and for the time being
>> have left a note of reference to the knowledge base article in the
>> source. I can add additional information to the LICENSE and NOTICE
>> file later if necessary.
>>
>> Drew
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Drew Walters <de...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Responding to both Jukka's and Ken's responses:
>>>
>>>>> - There are a couple of instances in the code (from Playbook
>>>>> implementation) for a copyright of RIM. Has RIM agreed to removal
>>>>> of their copyright or does that need to be maintained in the source?
>>>
>>>> Sounds like a case of
>>>>http://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html#3party
>>>
>>> Yes, although in this case, several of the files were pre-existing in
>>> PhoneGap. RIM copyright was added to existing files which were
>>>modified
>>> during work done to add Playbook support. All new files submitted and
>>> modified existing files have the same source license header (bsd/mit)
>>>used
>>> in the rest of the source.
>>>
>>>>> - The StringUtils.java [1] file was apparently based on a BlackBerry
>>>>> knowledge base article [2] as noted in the file header. Its not
>>>>>clear to
>>>>> me whether I need to include information in the LICENSE or NOTICE
>>>>>file
>>>>> for
>>>>> this.
>>>
>>>> Do we know the license of that code? If not, it would be good to
>>>> clarify whether it's OK for us to redistribute it. Alternatively I'm
>>>> sure there are plenty of other sources of similar functionality.
>>>
>>> Ken Wallis from RIM is checking on that.
>>>
>>>> Did you already push these changes to the repository on git-wip-us?
>>>
>>> Nope, not yet, in my local sandbox right now.
>>>
>>>> Drew, are the Nitobi and IBM entries being moved to a NOTICE file, or
>>>> removed completely?
>>>
>>> Completely removed for a clean handoff of code to the Apache
>>>foundation.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Jukka Zitting <ju...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Drew Walters <de...@gmail.com>
>>>>wrote:
>>>> > - There are a couple of instances in the code (from Playbook
>>>> > implementation) for a copyright of RIM. Has RIM agreed to removal
>>>> > of their copyright or does that need to be maintained in the source?
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like a case of
>>>>http://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html#3party
>>>>
>>>> > - The StringUtils.java [1] file was apparently based on a BlackBerry
>>>> > knowledge base article [2] as noted in the file header. Its not
>>>>clear
>>>> > to
>>>> > me whether I need to include information in the LICENSE or NOTICE
>>>>file
>>>> > for
>>>> > this.
>>>>
>>>> Do we know the license of that code? If not, it would be good to
>>>> clarify whether it's OK for us to redistribute it. Alternatively I'm
>>>> sure there are plenty of other sources of similar functionality.
>>>>
>>>> > - The sample project provides ant-contrib.jar which is used to
>>>>build the
>>>> > project and includes the license (Apache 1.1) for it in the same
>>>> > directory.
>>>> > I've added the required text to the NOTICE file, and have also
>>>>added
>>>> > the
>>>> > license to the top level LICENSE.
>>>>
>>>> OK, sounds good.
>>>>
>>>> > - The sample project also includes a copy of Douglas Crockford's
>>>> > json2.js
>>>> > [3] which is needed on BlackBerry OS 5 devices. The file states it
>>>>is
>>>> > in
>>>> > the public domain. I've added what appears to be the license to
>>>>the top
>>>> > level LICENSE file.
>>>>
>>>> OK.
>>>>
>>>> Did you already push these changes to the repository on git-wip-us?
>>>>
>>>> BR,
>>>>
>>>> Jukka Zitting
>>>
>>>
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Re: Apache License swap for BlackBerry
Posted by Drew Walters <de...@gmail.com>.
Great, thank you Ken for looking into it.
On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Ken Wallis <kw...@rim.com> wrote:
> Sorry guys for not getting back to this sooner. You should not need to
> have that information called out anywhere, that this code came from the
> knowledge base. While it probably would have been best to come as a
> contribution from one of us here, the file seems to date back to October
> 2010. And since it is functionality that is basically trivial and
> uninteresting, we don't need to worry about it.
> --
> Ken Wallis
> Product Manager BlackBerry WebWorks
>
> Research In Motion
> (905) 629-4746 x14369
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Drew Walters <de...@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: <ca...@incubator.apache.org>
> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:05:20 -0600
> To: <ca...@incubator.apache.org>
> Subject: Re: Apache License swap for BlackBerry
>
>>Ken or anyone else from RIM. Still looking for an answer to the
>>following license related issue:
>>
>>- The StringUtils.java [1] file was apparently based on a BlackBerry
>>knowledge base article [2] as noted in the file header. Its not clear
>>to me whether I need to include information in the LICENSE or NOTICE
>>file for this.
>>
>>[1]
>>https://github.com/apache/incubator-cordova-blackberry-webworks/blob/maste
>>r/framework/ext/src/org/apache/cordova/util/StringUtils.java
>>[2]
>>http://www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/fetch/2000/34
>>8583/800332/832062/How_To_-_Implement_a_string_splitter_based_on_a_given_s
>>tring_delimiter.html?nodeid=1498848&vernum=0
>>
>>On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Drew Walters <de...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Ken,
>>>
>>> Is there any update on any license requirements for the BlackBerry
>>> knowledge base articles.
>>>
>>> I've gone ahead and pushed the license changes to apache git. I've
>>> left the RIM copyright as it was in the files and for the time being
>>> have left a note of reference to the knowledge base article in the
>>> source. I can add additional information to the LICENSE and NOTICE
>>> file later if necessary.
>>>
>>> Drew
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Drew Walters <de...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Responding to both Jukka's and Ken's responses:
>>>>
>>>>>> - There are a couple of instances in the code (from Playbook
>>>>>> implementation) for a copyright of RIM. Has RIM agreed to removal
>>>>>> of their copyright or does that need to be maintained in the source?
>>>>
>>>>> Sounds like a case of
>>>>>http://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html#3party
>>>>
>>>> Yes, although in this case, several of the files were pre-existing in
>>>> PhoneGap. RIM copyright was added to existing files which were
>>>>modified
>>>> during work done to add Playbook support. All new files submitted and
>>>> modified existing files have the same source license header (bsd/mit)
>>>>used
>>>> in the rest of the source.
>>>>
>>>>>> - The StringUtils.java [1] file was apparently based on a BlackBerry
>>>>>> knowledge base article [2] as noted in the file header. Its not
>>>>>>clear to
>>>>>> me whether I need to include information in the LICENSE or NOTICE
>>>>>>file
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> this.
>>>>
>>>>> Do we know the license of that code? If not, it would be good to
>>>>> clarify whether it's OK for us to redistribute it. Alternatively I'm
>>>>> sure there are plenty of other sources of similar functionality.
>>>>
>>>> Ken Wallis from RIM is checking on that.
>>>>
>>>>> Did you already push these changes to the repository on git-wip-us?
>>>>
>>>> Nope, not yet, in my local sandbox right now.
>>>>
>>>>> Drew, are the Nitobi and IBM entries being moved to a NOTICE file, or
>>>>> removed completely?
>>>>
>>>> Completely removed for a clean handoff of code to the Apache
>>>>foundation.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Jukka Zitting <ju...@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Drew Walters <de...@gmail.com>
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>> > - There are a couple of instances in the code (from Playbook
>>>>> > implementation) for a copyright of RIM. Has RIM agreed to removal
>>>>> > of their copyright or does that need to be maintained in the source?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds like a case of
>>>>>http://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html#3party
>>>>>
>>>>> > - The StringUtils.java [1] file was apparently based on a BlackBerry
>>>>> > knowledge base article [2] as noted in the file header. Its not
>>>>>clear
>>>>> > to
>>>>> > me whether I need to include information in the LICENSE or NOTICE
>>>>>file
>>>>> > for
>>>>> > this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do we know the license of that code? If not, it would be good to
>>>>> clarify whether it's OK for us to redistribute it. Alternatively I'm
>>>>> sure there are plenty of other sources of similar functionality.
>>>>>
>>>>> > - The sample project provides ant-contrib.jar which is used to
>>>>>build the
>>>>> > project and includes the license (Apache 1.1) for it in the same
>>>>> > directory.
>>>>> > I've added the required text to the NOTICE file, and have also
>>>>>added
>>>>> > the
>>>>> > license to the top level LICENSE.
>>>>>
>>>>> OK, sounds good.
>>>>>
>>>>> > - The sample project also includes a copy of Douglas Crockford's
>>>>> > json2.js
>>>>> > [3] which is needed on BlackBerry OS 5 devices. The file states it
>>>>>is
>>>>> > in
>>>>> > the public domain. I've added what appears to be the license to
>>>>>the top
>>>>> > level LICENSE file.
>>>>>
>>>>> OK.
>>>>>
>>>>> Did you already push these changes to the repository on git-wip-us?
>>>>>
>>>>> BR,
>>>>>
>>>>> Jukka Zitting
>>>>
>>>>
>
>
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