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License/Notice/Disclaimer file location in tree and modifcations of
License headers in contributed files
Hi,
we maintain some plugins at the podling Apache OpenMeetings for
various 3th party applications.
Those plugins have a fixed folder structure where the actual module is
sometimes nested in the structure.
Do we always need to put the files LICENSE, DISCLAIMER, NOTES,
CHANGELOG, README in the root dir of the source and binary packages?
For example:
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/drupal/
There is just a build.xml in the root, the actual "module dir" (those
files that will be imported and copied by Drupals plugin installation
hook) are situated at:
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/drupal/sites/all/modules/openmeetings/
I could not find any strict rule for the place of LICENSE, et cetera
files in the docs. However is there any?
Modifications of License headers:
Additionally we did receive some contributed files at:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-280
The OCAD team contributed the files to the ASF so that our student/we
can distribute this plugin at the Apache Foundation.
However those source files already contained a license header.
Can we just replace that license header with an Apache License header
and put a note in the Readme to give some credits to the initial
contributors or?
Thanks!
Sebastian
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Re: License/Notice/Disclaimer file location in tree and modifcations of License headers in contributed files
Posted by Kevan Miller <ke...@gmail.com>.
On Aug 10, 2012, at 2:32 PM, seba.wagner@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi Kevan,
>
> in Jira there is a special checkbox when you attach files "Grant rights of
> files to the ASF". From what I understood that is sufficient if the author
> of the code contributes to the ASF.
>
> However as our mentors on the dev list have clarified it is not.
> I will contact OCAD and ask them if they can file an CCLA.
OK. I would also expect some clarification on how OCAD owns the copyright for those files (which would be needed for them to relicense the files). Apologies for not scanning your mailing list, etc. -- perhaps this has already been done.
--kevan
Re: License/Notice/Disclaimer file location in tree and modifcations of License headers in contributed files
Posted by Kevan Miller <ke...@gmail.com>.
On Aug 10, 2012, at 2:32 PM, seba.wagner@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi Kevan,
>
> in Jira there is a special checkbox when you attach files "Grant rights of
> files to the ASF". From what I understood that is sufficient if the author
> of the code contributes to the ASF.
>
> However as our mentors on the dev list have clarified it is not.
> I will contact OCAD and ask them if they can file an CCLA.
OK. I would also expect some clarification on how OCAD owns the copyright for those files (which would be needed for them to relicense the files). Apologies for not scanning your mailing list, etc. -- perhaps this has already been done.
--kevan
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Re: License/Notice/Disclaimer file location in tree and modifcations
of License headers in contributed files
Posted by "seba.wagner@gmail.com" <se...@gmail.com>.
Hi Kevan,
in Jira there is a special checkbox when you attach files "Grant rights of
files to the ASF". From what I understood that is sufficient if the author
of the code contributes to the ASF.
However as our mentors on the dev list have clarified it is not.
I will contact OCAD and ask them if they can file an CCLA.
Thanks!
Sebastian
2012/8/10 Kevan Miller <ke...@gmail.com>
>
> On Aug 10, 2012, at 7:31 AM, seba.wagner@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > There is still one open questions here, let me summarize it again:
> >
> > OCAD[1] contributed files via JIRA[2] to the ASF,
> > Those files already had a license header (GPL) example: [3].
> >
> > What is the correct way to handle that?
> > Replace license header with Apache license header and put some credits to
> > initial contributors in Readme ?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Sebastian
> >
> > [1] http://www.ocadu.ca/
> > [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-280
> > [3]
> >
> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/atutor/openmeetings/index.php?revision=1341587&view=markup
>
> Jira is down at the moment. So, I can't see the Jira history. The file
> referenced in [3] is:
>
> /* Copyright (c) 2002-2008 by Greg Gay, Cindy Qi Li, Harris Wong
> */
> /* Adaptive Technology Resource Centre / University of Toronto
> */
> /* http://atutor.ca
>
> Can you explain how [1] has the right to contribute this file under ALv2?
>
> Was there a Software Grant or CCLA for the contribution?
>
> --kevan
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http://www.wagner-sebastian.com
seba.wagner@gmail.com
Re: License/Notice/Disclaimer file location in tree and modifcations
of License headers in contributed files
Posted by "seba.wagner@gmail.com" <se...@gmail.com>.
Hi Kevan,
in Jira there is a special checkbox when you attach files "Grant rights of
files to the ASF". From what I understood that is sufficient if the author
of the code contributes to the ASF.
However as our mentors on the dev list have clarified it is not.
I will contact OCAD and ask them if they can file an CCLA.
Thanks!
Sebastian
2012/8/10 Kevan Miller <ke...@gmail.com>
>
> On Aug 10, 2012, at 7:31 AM, seba.wagner@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > There is still one open questions here, let me summarize it again:
> >
> > OCAD[1] contributed files via JIRA[2] to the ASF,
> > Those files already had a license header (GPL) example: [3].
> >
> > What is the correct way to handle that?
> > Replace license header with Apache license header and put some credits to
> > initial contributors in Readme ?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Sebastian
> >
> > [1] http://www.ocadu.ca/
> > [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-280
> > [3]
> >
> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/atutor/openmeetings/index.php?revision=1341587&view=markup
>
> Jira is down at the moment. So, I can't see the Jira history. The file
> referenced in [3] is:
>
> /* Copyright (c) 2002-2008 by Greg Gay, Cindy Qi Li, Harris Wong
> */
> /* Adaptive Technology Resource Centre / University of Toronto
> */
> /* http://atutor.ca
>
> Can you explain how [1] has the right to contribute this file under ALv2?
>
> Was there a Software Grant or CCLA for the contribution?
>
> --kevan
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>
--
Sebastian Wagner
https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock
http://www.webbase-design.de
http://www.wagner-sebastian.com
seba.wagner@gmail.com
Re: License/Notice/Disclaimer file location in tree and modifcations of License headers in contributed files
Posted by Kevan Miller <ke...@gmail.com>.
On Aug 10, 2012, at 7:31 AM, seba.wagner@gmail.com wrote:
> There is still one open questions here, let me summarize it again:
>
> OCAD[1] contributed files via JIRA[2] to the ASF,
> Those files already had a license header (GPL) example: [3].
>
> What is the correct way to handle that?
> Replace license header with Apache license header and put some credits to
> initial contributors in Readme ?
>
> Thanks!
> Sebastian
>
> [1] http://www.ocadu.ca/
> [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-280
> [3]
> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/atutor/openmeetings/index.php?revision=1341587&view=markup
Jira is down at the moment. So, I can't see the Jira history. The file referenced in [3] is:
/* Copyright (c) 2002-2008 by Greg Gay, Cindy Qi Li, Harris Wong */
/* Adaptive Technology Resource Centre / University of Toronto */
/* http://atutor.ca
Can you explain how [1] has the right to contribute this file under ALv2?
Was there a Software Grant or CCLA for the contribution?
--kevan
Re: License/Notice/Disclaimer file location in tree and modifcations of License headers in contributed files
Posted by Kevan Miller <ke...@gmail.com>.
On Aug 10, 2012, at 7:31 AM, seba.wagner@gmail.com wrote:
> There is still one open questions here, let me summarize it again:
>
> OCAD[1] contributed files via JIRA[2] to the ASF,
> Those files already had a license header (GPL) example: [3].
>
> What is the correct way to handle that?
> Replace license header with Apache license header and put some credits to
> initial contributors in Readme ?
>
> Thanks!
> Sebastian
>
> [1] http://www.ocadu.ca/
> [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-280
> [3]
> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/atutor/openmeetings/index.php?revision=1341587&view=markup
Jira is down at the moment. So, I can't see the Jira history. The file referenced in [3] is:
/* Copyright (c) 2002-2008 by Greg Gay, Cindy Qi Li, Harris Wong */
/* Adaptive Technology Resource Centre / University of Toronto */
/* http://atutor.ca
Can you explain how [1] has the right to contribute this file under ALv2?
Was there a Software Grant or CCLA for the contribution?
--kevan
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Re: License/Notice/Disclaimer file location in tree and modifcations
of License headers in contributed files
Posted by "seba.wagner@gmail.com" <se...@gmail.com>.
There is still one open questions here, let me summarize it again:
OCAD[1] contributed files via JIRA[2] to the ASF,
Those files already had a license header (GPL) example: [3].
What is the correct way to handle that?
Replace license header with Apache license header and put some credits to
initial contributors in Readme ?
Thanks!
Sebastian
[1] http://www.ocadu.ca/
[2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-280
[3]
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/atutor/openmeetings/index.php?revision=1341587&view=markup
2012/8/5 seba.wagner@gmail.com <se...@gmail.com>
> Hi,
>
> we maintain some plugins at the podling Apache OpenMeetings for
> various 3th party applications.
> Those plugins have a fixed folder structure where the actual module is
> sometimes nested in the structure.
> Do we always need to put the files LICENSE, DISCLAIMER, NOTES,
> CHANGELOG, README in the root dir of the source and binary packages?
> For example:
>
> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/drupal/
> There is just a build.xml in the root, the actual "module dir" (those
> files that will be imported and copied by Drupals plugin installation
> hook) are situated at:
>
> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/drupal/sites/all/modules/openmeetings/
>
> I could not find any strict rule for the place of LICENSE, et cetera
> files in the docs. However is there any?
>
> Modifications of License headers:
> Additionally we did receive some contributed files at:
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-280
> The OCAD team contributed the files to the ASF so that our student/we
> can distribute this plugin at the Apache Foundation.
> However those source files already contained a license header.
> Can we just replace that license header with an Apache License header
> and put a note in the Readme to give some credits to the initial
> contributors or?
>
> Thanks!
> Sebastian
> --
> Sebastian Wagner
> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock
> http://www.webbase-design.de
> http://www.wagner-sebastian.com
> seba.wagner@gmail.com
>
--
Sebastian Wagner
https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock
http://www.webbase-design.de
http://www.wagner-sebastian.com
seba.wagner@gmail.com
Re: License/Notice/Disclaimer file location in tree and modifcations
of License headers in contributed files
Posted by "seba.wagner@gmail.com" <se...@gmail.com>.
There is still one open questions here, let me summarize it again:
OCAD[1] contributed files via JIRA[2] to the ASF,
Those files already had a license header (GPL) example: [3].
What is the correct way to handle that?
Replace license header with Apache license header and put some credits to
initial contributors in Readme ?
Thanks!
Sebastian
[1] http://www.ocadu.ca/
[2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-280
[3]
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/atutor/openmeetings/index.php?revision=1341587&view=markup
2012/8/5 seba.wagner@gmail.com <se...@gmail.com>
> Hi,
>
> we maintain some plugins at the podling Apache OpenMeetings for
> various 3th party applications.
> Those plugins have a fixed folder structure where the actual module is
> sometimes nested in the structure.
> Do we always need to put the files LICENSE, DISCLAIMER, NOTES,
> CHANGELOG, README in the root dir of the source and binary packages?
> For example:
>
> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/drupal/
> There is just a build.xml in the root, the actual "module dir" (those
> files that will be imported and copied by Drupals plugin installation
> hook) are situated at:
>
> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/drupal/sites/all/modules/openmeetings/
>
> I could not find any strict rule for the place of LICENSE, et cetera
> files in the docs. However is there any?
>
> Modifications of License headers:
> Additionally we did receive some contributed files at:
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-280
> The OCAD team contributed the files to the ASF so that our student/we
> can distribute this plugin at the Apache Foundation.
> However those source files already contained a license header.
> Can we just replace that license header with an Apache License header
> and put a note in the Readme to give some credits to the initial
> contributors or?
>
> Thanks!
> Sebastian
> --
> Sebastian Wagner
> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock
> http://www.webbase-design.de
> http://www.wagner-sebastian.com
> seba.wagner@gmail.com
>
--
Sebastian Wagner
https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock
http://www.webbase-design.de
http://www.wagner-sebastian.com
seba.wagner@gmail.com