[Chiming in lest those on the Commons PMC who know the answer don't and leave the LGPL question dangling.]
> -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Gregory [mailto:garydgreg...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 23:23 > To: Commons Developers List <dev@commons.apache.org> > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Brining clirr to the ASF? > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 11:19 PM, Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > as Jochen has pointed out, Clirr seems to be unmaintained. However we > build > > a good part of our release strategy upon clirr. So I wonder whether we > > should foster bringing clirr to the ASF (for example by going through > > incubation). We're probably not the only ASF project using Clirr. > > > > +1. Can we bring in code that's under GNU Lesser General Public and make > it > ASL 2? [orcmid] Short answer: No. Does not the exception for build dependencies apply for clirr though, so long as it is not in releases and in the project repository? TL;DR Longer answer, to bring clirr into the project. If those who hold copyright in the Clirr code agree to license it to the ASF under terms that empower the ASF to provide a different license, this would work. It is not otherwise possible for parties who are not the original copyright holders or so-empowered licensees to alter the license on anything (and that applies to ASLv2-licensed works too). Generally, one can't even get *into* incubation without a cure in hand before the subject code is imported for IP cleanup. Please consult <http://apache.org/legal/resolved.html>, <http://incubator.apache.org/guides/mentor.html#initial-ip-clearance>, and <http://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html> for related considerations. And then there are the dependencies of clirr to pay attention to. > > Could fit under a new Commons Build or Clirr component since it is a > "common" build requirement. > > Gary > > > > Benedikt > > > > > > -- > E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition > <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> > JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> > Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
