On 10/17/07, Robert Burrell Donkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (this is a good example of something that i've been thinking about > raising for a little while. it arises from some of the analysis i've > been doing for RAT.) > > this doesn't seem to actually track a software grant but a donation > through JIRA using AL2.0, section 7. > > the current IP clearance page > (http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/index.html) seems to me to > be targeted at ensuring that software grants are fully documented. > this is little at odds with: > > "Any code that was developed outside of the ASF SVN repository and our > public mailing lists must be processed like this, even if the external > developer is already an ASF committer." > > IMO this can be read as implying that projects should use the IP > clearance when committing anything which isn't the original work of a > committer
That wasn't developed through the mailing lists and through our normal procedures. That is, if it was developed externally, then the IP clearance form is required. > i'm a little unclear about the role of the incubator > > opinions? The Incubator receives this paperwork on behalf of the ASF. But, perhaps I'm not clear what your concern is. -- justin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
