The template is very handy and good to know about. Simple observations:
A. Process section 3, first bullet, should also have "and/or *an* ASF officer" as in the second bullet. B. Process section 5, concerning checksum and detached signature. This has come up recently, so is fresh in my mind. The format for the checksum file is apparently not as widely-known as one might tacitly assume. We need a reference and a place for how one identifies the file, the format in the file, and typically how the checksum (digest) is verified. For the detached signature, there needs to be a way to know how to find a proper public key to use. I recommend that there be a KEY file that contains the public key(s) of the signer(s) with each having a UID that is an Apache ID, so there is an auditable tie to <https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/>. I suppose this belongs elsewhere and could be linked from this template. C. Filling the Form, "make a snapshot of the source code" is a little vague. This is not in an incubation area so more information is needed. Also, is there a difference if Process section 5 (about checksums in grant documents) is not exercised or is that a good place to put the snapshot either way? D. Verify Distribution Rights section. The two remarks about "active committers" is strange, because of confusion with existing ASF Committers and non-ASF committers to the incoming code base. This would seem to be different depending on whether there is a CCLA applicable to the code base or not. Am I understanding this correctly? E. Verify distribution Rights last table item. "depended upon by the project *are* covered" F. Verify distribution Rights last paragraph. The sentence about "result of checking off these items" seems odd. Is it that the criteria for checking off these items is there being a Software Grant, ..." The "for ASF licensed code" is not needed, or maybe "to the Apache Software Foundation"? The "which have no dependencies" is about the code, not the granting, yes? I apologize for not being a "doer" on suggestions for this. I trust it is helpful just the same. Thanks for doing this, - Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Nick Burch [mailto:n...@apache.org] Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2015 00:53 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: IP clearance template - tweak sanity check Hi All I hit a snag when trying to fill out the IP clearance template, in the "Identify name recorded for software grant" section, as it used to only refer to grants.txt. Based on advice from Craig wearing his secretary hat, I've updated that to handle grants given as part of a CCLA, as well as giving some guidance on what to write there. The new text is now about twice as long, but hopefully clearer on how to fill it out. A sanity check from others would be good though! It's at http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/ip-clearance-template.html then scroll to the Copyright section Thanks Nick --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
