On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Jukka Zitting <jukka.zitt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > On Tuesday, August 14, 2012, Benson Margulies wrote: > >> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Henri Yandell >> <flame...@gmail.com<javascript:;>> >> wrote: >> > Just because it was released doesn't mean that it correctly did that. >> > >> > Need to confirm that all copyright owners of any pre-Apache code >> > either signed ICLA/grants with us, or that the source was already >> > licensed under a category A license. >> >> I volunteered to deal with all this as an expansion of a Shepherd >> assignment. I confess that I'm feeling a bit whelmed. >> > > FWIW, here's how I'd approach this: > > * Look at the original Kato proposal ( > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/KatoProposal) for insight on what > pre-Apache IP was supposed to be transferred to us. > * Check the early Kato svn history for commits containing that IP (see > especially revision 754956, > http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=754956). > * Follow the pointers to the relevant records under > /repos/private/documents to verify that the mentioned paperwork is in place. > * If it indeed is, mark the IP as cleared on the Kato status page. > * If it isn't, consider whether the ICLA on file for the committer who > submitted the IP is sufficient to grant as the rights to keep the code. > * Based on all the above, make an informed judgement call on whether we can > keep the code in svn or not. > > I hope this helps! If still needed, I'd be happy to help out in a few weeks > when I'm back from vacation.
Oops - sorry Benson. I hadn't realized you had as much historical knowledge as I have :) Let me know if I can help. Jukka's advice is great :) Hen --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
