[GitHub] [incubator-nuttx] xiaoxiang781216 edited a comment on issue #528: sched/mqueue: Correct/update license headers.

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xiaoxiang781216 edited a comment on issue #528: sched/mqueue:  Correct/update license headers.
URL: https://github.com/apache/incubator-nuttx/pull/528#issuecomment-597454131
 
 
   > Re "Change the file owned by Greg to Apache license" this should only be done if the IP provenance of every line of code is 100% known and the file include no code from outside of NuttX.
   > 
   
   We need a concrete guidline here, is it enough that the tool check:
   1.Greg is the copyright owner of files from fossology
   2.The file is BSD license now from fossology
   3.Greg is the first committer from git log
   4.Greg review and  approve PR carefully 
   If not, please append more steps to the list, then we can go through the check list one by one.
   
   > Re "NuttX can graduate to the apache top level project by just changing Greg's copyright." the answer would be no, as the code base must undergo an IP review and get IP clearance. The process of looking at each file and changing the headers is part of this. Additional software grants may also help this, and reviews of releases will help this. The ASF need confidences that anyone can use this code under the Apache license and that there are no unexpected dangers.
   
   As you said, NuttX don't need change other(Xiaomi/Sony/..)'s copyright and just need list this known issue in related document. My question is that what should we do after we resolve the copyright from Greg.
   Who(or which team) is responsible to do the review and summary what need to modify for IP clearance? How we start the process?
   

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