Since I don't know what "proper, vetted release" entails, I will have to shut up. If it is a concern that Oracle has included something that doesn't belong to them, I suppose you might want to do whatever you need to do to ensure the IP is in order.
But considering that this is the (initial) extent of the grant, I think having it archived for what it is would simply make sense (I am not talking about it being a release). I also think it is a good idea just in case we mess up moving it into the Apache infrastructure and need a do-over. It is not about leaving the incubator or anything. I think of it as baked prudence with a sauce of transparency. I'm surprised this is a problem, but then I are a simple man ... . - Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Greg Stein [mailto:gst...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 21:22 To: general@incubator.apache.org; dennis.hamil...@acm.org Subject: Re: Questions for the cheap seats. - Priming the Pump Sorry, but we don't typically release code from not-passed proposals or failed podlings. This would be an extraordinary circumstance, which is why I mentioned the Board input. So... I would not recommend this as a "first step" since it would be abnormal. Tarballs on the sly aren't good; the ASF wants a proper, vetted release. Cheers, -g On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 00:00, Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> wrote: > I think this should be the very first step regardless, even for first > materials accessible from the podling. > > The next would be to figure out how to stage it onto the Apache > infrastructure, build what can be built, see what the deltas are, etc. > > This sort of preservation and assessment seems indispensible in getting going > and seeing what the opportunities are. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Stein [mailto:gst...@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 20:45 > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: Questions for the cheap seats. > > [ ... ] > > Not speaking for the Board, but this is what I'd lobby for: that we package > up all the code that was granted to us, apply the ALv2, and drop the tarball > onto archive.apache.org. > > Third parties could pick up that code under the ALv2 license, but it would > never be a "released product from Apache". Other producers of OOo-related > software could incorporate that code, should they wish. > > [ ... ] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
