Thanks Ted. Regarding contributions, if someone contributes (e.g. A pull request) to a project with an established license, couldn't that be considered an implicit grant of rights unless otherwise specified (e.g. License headers)?
-Taylor > On Feb 17, 2014, at 6:19 PM, Ted Dunning <ted.dunn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The basic idea is that you have to have the right to incorporate the code > and be able to demonstrate that right. > > For example #1, you can switch your contributions to ASL2 and be good, but > you may have problems with the contributions of the others unless the > contributions are trivial. > > For example #2, it is typically necessary to get a specific grant licensing > the code to Apache. If the corporate entity were to relicense the code > being donated under ASL2, that would suffice, but a letter indicating > intent to donate would be nice. > > Others may have additional opinions so don't assume my answer is definitive. > > > > >> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 3:04 PM, P. Taylor Goetz <ptgo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> My apologies if this has been asked before or is well documented >> somewhere. If it is I couldn't find it. >> >> What is the process for handling "contrib module" code donations from an >> IP clearance perspective? >> >> Example #1 (https://github.com/ptgoetz/storm-jms) >> An individual (me in this case) wishes to donate code that is licensed >> under the EPL, and has had a few contributions (no CLAs). Is switching to >> Apache v2 license and adding license headers all that would be necessary? >> >> Example #2 (https://github.com/hmsonline/storm-cassandra) >> Same story as the previous example, except this time it is a corporate >> entity. The project has transitioned to the Apache license. >> >> In each case, what is necessary to incorporate the code into an incubator >> project? >> >> (Sorry for the double post, I hit send accidentally.) >> >> -Taylor --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
