There is still one open questions here, let me summarize it again: OCAD[1] contributed files via JIRA[2] to the ASF, Those files already had a license header (GPL) example: [3].
What is the correct way to handle that? Replace license header with Apache license header and put some credits to initial contributors in Readme ? Thanks! Sebastian [1] http://www.ocadu.ca/ [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-280 [3] http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/atutor/openmeetings/index.php?revision=1341587&view=markup 2012/8/5 seba.wag...@gmail.com <seba.wag...@gmail.com> > Hi, > > we maintain some plugins at the podling Apache OpenMeetings for > various 3th party applications. > Those plugins have a fixed folder structure where the actual module is > sometimes nested in the structure. > Do we always need to put the files LICENSE, DISCLAIMER, NOTES, > CHANGELOG, README in the root dir of the source and binary packages? > For example: > > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/drupal/ > There is just a build.xml in the root, the actual "module dir" (those > files that will be imported and copied by Drupals plugin installation > hook) are situated at: > > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/openmeetings/trunk/plugins/drupal/sites/all/modules/openmeetings/ > > I could not find any strict rule for the place of LICENSE, et cetera > files in the docs. However is there any? > > Modifications of License headers: > Additionally we did receive some contributed files at: > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-280 > The OCAD team contributed the files to the ASF so that our student/we > can distribute this plugin at the Apache Foundation. > However those source files already contained a license header. > Can we just replace that license header with an Apache License header > and put a note in the Readme to give some credits to the initial > contributors or? > > Thanks! > Sebastian > -- > Sebastian Wagner > https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock > http://www.webbase-design.de > http://www.wagner-sebastian.com > seba.wag...@gmail.com > -- Sebastian Wagner https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock http://www.webbase-design.de http://www.wagner-sebastian.com seba.wag...@gmail.com
