I don't know anything about the legal side, but it would seem to me to be quite unacceptable to publish new releases with org.apache.* namespace. That namespace belongs to the ASF, and users will expect that anything published under that namespace has the approval of the ASF.
So if development of this code continues elsewhere, it simply *must* change the package name - morally at least, and quite possibly the ASF has a legal right to insist too. It's unfortunate, as of course it will be an inconvenience to people already using that code. But as it has never left the incubator, it has by definition never made an official release with those packagenames. Regards, Simon Gilles Scokart schrieb: > I agree that a rename would be good advice. However, I didn't see anything > in the Apache license that would enforce you > to do it. Is it? > > Of curse, you have to use the correct NOTICE files, and you couldn't name > your project Apache xxxx. > But is there really a trademark issue with package names? > > There is an other point that is unclear for me. Does the fact that the > project didn't leave incubation has an impact? > Can we consider that the sources are already distributed under AL? > > Please could you clarify this? > > Gilles > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Carl Trieloff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: mardi 22 janvier 2008 16:13 >> To: general@incubator.apache.org >> Subject: Re: moving a failed incubation project >> >> >> agree that rename is required. >> Carl. >> >> Paul Fremantle wrote: >> >>> Hans >>> >>> My understanding is that you do need to change the package names, but >>> I'd like to see who else chimes in here. >>> >>> Any decent Java IDE will rename the packages and fix up the code >>> without too much hassle. >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> On 1/22/08, Hans Granqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> I want to move a failed incubation project (TSIK) to Google Code, >>>> but the source is full of org.apache.* packages, so I'm not sure >>>> what the right way to do this is. (The code would keep the same >>>> ASF 2.0 license.) >>>> >>>> Changing the package names will break any and all code, so if >>>> it'd be great if that's avoidable. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Hans >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
