As a non-committer, developing in the Apache repository was never an option.
Would Citrix want the Hyper-V driver it bought with Cloud.com? Is there a NOTICE-based means of including Apache Licence 2.0 code in the repository that originated with the OpenStack project? Should I put the driver in the 'extras' folder? I'm not sure what procedures are available. DL > -----Original Message----- > From: Chiradeep Vittal [mailto:chiradeep.vit...@citrix.com] > Sent: 31 January 2013 18:04 > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: Redistributing 3rd party code licensed under Apache License 2.0 > > Doesn't matter who owns the copyright. It wasn't developed in the Apache > repository and was never part of the original donation from Citrix. > > On 1/31/13 2:29 AM, "Donal Lafferty" <donal.laffe...@citrix.com> wrote: > > >The code isn't entirely third party. > > > >The source I incorporated is clearly derived from Cloud.com (now > >Citrix's) Hyper-V driver. As soon as it was moved to a different file, > >the Cloud.com copyright was deleted. However, the code I use is a > >copy/paste job from the original driver. > > > >Rather than use the current driver, I could use the driver from Diablo, > >which is wholly copyright of Cloud.com (now Citrix) > > > >DL > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: David Nalley [mailto:da...@gnsa.us] > >> Sent: 31 January 2013 05:35 > >> To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > >> Subject: Re: Redistributing 3rd party code licensed under Apache > >>License 2.0 > >> > >> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 7:19 PM, Donal Lafferty > >><donal.laffe...@citrix.com> > >> wrote: > >> > I have a specific question on incorporating existing code under > >> > Apache > >> License 2.0 that I forgot to ask earlier in the month. > >> > > >> > My Hyper-V plugin calls down to modified versions of the OpenStack > >>Nova > >> driver for Hyper-V. > >> > > >> > In my repo, I've: > >> > > >> > 1. Retained the original copyright notice. > >> > > >> > 2. Added an additional copyright notice mentioning the creator > >>of the > >> derivate work, which in this case is Citrix. > >> > > >> > 3. Verified that OpenStack Nova's LICENSE is Apache License V2.0 > >> > > >> > Are these steps sufficient to add the code to Apache CloudStack? > >> > > >> > E.g. does Apache Version 2.0 require that the original project be > >>mentioned > >> in our NOTICE file? > >> > >> sigh (and despite my sigh - thanks for bringing the issue up on the > >>list, it would have been bad to find this out on review) This is > >>effectively third party code, if you are actually including it (as > >>opposed to it being a > >>dependency) it > >> needs to go through IP Clearance as well as be noted in our legal docs. > >> > >> --David
