Hi Mechtilde - I need to correct your impression.
> On May 23, 2020, at 6:12 AM, Mechtilde <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > as I know the copyright went from Sun to Oracle and then to the ASF. > This include beside the Code of AOO also the wiki.openoffice.org. > > So now th ASF is the copyright holder. That is so, but that does not exclude us from sharing under the Apache License v2. It is extra special if we received a contribution back shared under that same license. We are after all an Open Source Software project dedicated to the public good. > > And for all persons who weren't employees of Sun or oracle have there > own authorship which isn't transferable. Committers to all Apache projects have contributed a license to their work and have licensed their copyright under the ICLA - http://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.pdf Oracle and IBM both submitted Software Grant agreements for their software and resource donations. http://www.apache.org/licenses/software-grant-template.pdf HTH, Dave > > Kind regards > > Mechtilde > > Am 22.05.20 um 22:20 schrieb Drew Jensen: >> To be more responsive: >> The first 2 pages are basically just a copy of the old wiki page - >> with edits to remove references that make no sense for us (ie no need >> to install an extension). >> The text in that section is also either generic information about >> solvers or specific information on the two solvers from Sun. I've >> added to it a section of generic information on CoinMP. >> >> The tables with API interfaces has been reformatted for the Sun >> Solvers and new information added for the other three supplied >> solvers. >> >> The example section is just about a total re-write. The example is 100% new. >> >> >> On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 3:55 PM Drew Jensen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> I did reference where the important parts came from - Sun Microsystems. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 3:50 PM Marcus <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Am 22.05.20 um 00:31 schrieb Drew Jensen: >>>>> Two reasons for this email. >>>>> >>>>> Today in our documentation team meeting I was asked how you folks here >>>>> felt about me using the AOO content as the jump off text. I said I was >>>>> sure you wouldn't mind and that I would ask to be sure. So - this >>>>> email. (note I've kept the license information from the AOO page in >>>>> the new draft document with regards to the two NLP extension solvers - >>>>> with a minor change to the text, so please check that out) >>>> >>>> sure, as we have nothing against that LO is using our code as the Apache >>>> license is fine with this. >>>> >>>>> Second - in the draft you will see that I've included a reference to >>>>> an MIT tutorial on solvers and supply a Calc file with a simple script >>>>> which executes the solver model from that tutorial. The example Calc >>>>> file with the script should work just fine with AOO and if you folks >>>>> are interested I would be happy to share this for use on the AOO wiki >>>>> page, or anything else in that draft change. >>>>> >>>>> That is the long and short of it - questions/comments welcome and let >>>>> me know if you would like to use any of the content on the wiki here. >>>> >>>> I've looked at the text and couldn't find any reference for it origin; >>>> except a little hint at the very end. But this is also in the original >>>> text. >>>> >>>> It would be correct to state clearly - also on the beginning - where the >>>> parts are coming from. Also because the copied text parts are really >>>> big; or maybe it's a complete copy. But I haven't read it word for word. >>>> >>>> My 2 ct. >>>> >>>> Marcus >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > > -- > Mechtilde Stehmann > ## Apache OpenOffice > ## Freie Office Suite für Linux, MacOSX, Windows und OS/2 > ## Debian Developer > ## PGP encryption welcome > ## F0E3 7F3D C87A 4998 2899 39E7 F287 7BBA 141A AD7F > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
