The IP Clearance process is described here. https://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/
My understanding is that you can take your time with completing this. Get the software grant agreements registered with the ASF Secretary and get as many contributors as possible to sign ASF iCLAs. Presumably, you're going to have to go through the code and replace the license headers - probably with the standard Apache one. https://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html You should check for code that originates from outside the KIE team. That will have to be mentioned in your project license and possibly also the notice (depending on how that 3rd party code is licensed). These sources can include other projects but also places like Stackoverflow or examples in standalone projects. You may find that some 3rd party code may have a license that is not compatible with the Apache license. You can probably complete the IP Clearance just before you intend your first Apache release(s) or you may even be able to delay it if you need to expedite a release. When you are doing releases, the Incubator PMC requires a 2 phase release. The PPMC approves the release candidate and then the Incubator PMC. Part of the release vote is to have people check the licensing etc of the source files in the release. I'm sure other Incubator PMC members can correct any mistakes in this email but hopefully, it's a reasonable summary. On Thu, 27 Jul 2023 at 19:31, Jason Porter <jpor...@ibm.com.invalid> wrote: > > We’re currently working through some issues with a software grant, but there > is a light at the end of the tunnel. Do we need to wait for the software > grant to finalize before starting an IP clearance? If not, that’s available > self-serve somewhere, correct? > > -- > Jason Porter > Software Engineer > He/Him/His > > IBM > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
