On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 1:26 AM, Juergen Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > excuse my top posting but I think we can relax a little bit. The situation > now is clear enough and the code will be changed accordingly when we use it > and merge parts of it in our main trunk. > I can understand you Rob and I am also a little bit peeved about it but we > can't really change it and have to accept what people are saying. > Dennis and Dave who both do not really work on product relevant code don't > have to work on this code as well. For all others you have explained how it > is possible even now. Let us move forward and don't waste energy in a > fruitless discussion with nitpicking.
+1 ..no need to continue this thread, IMHO > > Juergen > > > Am Mittwoch, 10. Oktober 2012 um 00:45 schrieb Dave Fisher: > >> >> >> On Oct 9, 2012, at 4:41 PM, Andrea Pescetti <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > On 09/10/2012 Dave Fisher wrote: >> > > On Oct 9, 2012, at 12:18 PM, "Dennis E. Hamilton" wrote: >> > > > Offering to remove the files is bizarre. What is that, slash-dot bait? >> > > > ... >> > > >> > > What gets me is the attitude of Rob as a representative of IBM. >> > > >> > >> > >> > Rob already clarified that removing the files would be a theoretical, >> > extreme measure for those concerned with having those files in the same >> > repository as the OpenOffice source code: they would be moved into an >> > external repository and integrated from there (which is not desirable at >> > all, but they would continue to be integrated into OpenOffice as it >> > happens now). >> >> All that is being asked is that the IP clearance be completed. That way any >> contributor will feel safe. >> > >> > But, as discussed months ago (with no particular opposition if I remember >> > correctly), files that are on a separate branch and are not release >> > relevant will need appropriate headers only when they are merged into >> > trunk. The README for the Symphony branch already explains the licenses >> > well enough to be sure that people won't misunderstand: >> > http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/ooo/symphony/trunk/README?revision=1351160&view=markup >> > >> >> >> When files that contain the copyright are moved into use then someone from >> IBM should change the header. The project NOTICE should then indicate that >> portions are copyright IBM., just like Oracle. It does not look too >> difficult to script... >> >> > By the way, the IPMC so far didn't raise any questions about these files >> > or anything else in reply to the proposed resolution: >> > http://s.apache.org/oW >> >> No replies at all last I checked. >> >> Regards, >> Dave >> > >> > Regards, >> > Andrea. >> > >> >> >> > >
