Just testing my own knowledge of this stuff: A) isn't it true that if you are not the copyright holder or agent of the copyright holder, you need some sort of paper or email trail giving you permission to move copyrights? B) isn't it true that there are cases where the copyright stays in the file and even the license header does not change? For example, third-party works with compatible licenses?
I remember this being a source of much confusion when donating stuff in my recent past. Thanks, -Alex On 6/26/13 12:35 PM, "Robert Newson" <rnew...@apache.org> wrote: >Part of the process was to get a signed release from Cloudant (Adam >Kocoloski, also a CouchDB PMC member), I think that covers the legal >bits. All I've done is make the headers in the contribution the same >as those in core couchdb (the short ASLv2 bit and no 'Copyright >Cloudant' line). > >B. > > >On 26 June 2013 20:29, Noah Slater <nsla...@apache.org> wrote: >> Thanks for the clarification Dennis. I'll toss this on a list of things >>to >> circle back to at some point. If someone wants to split of a separate >>thread >> about it right now, be my guest. >> >> >> On 26 June 2013 20:22, Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> >>wrote: >>> >>> I don't think I've seen the template before, or it was too long ago >>>and I >>> failed to notice at the time. >>> >>> Noah has explained my concern and added discussion on remedies. (I >>>won't >>> be creating a JIRA issue and it appears that others have a better >>>sense of >>> what would express what is appropriate. I just saw what was clear to >>>me was >>> inappropriate.) >>> >>> With respect to that checklist, my only lingering concern is that it is >>> difficult to know what was actually done, following the instructions as >>> given, especially with regard to the headers of files, given how the >>>item is >>> worded. >>> >>> I would definitely change the heading from "Copyright" to "Licensing" >>>too. >>> >>> - Dennis >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Robert Newson [mailto:rnew...@apache.org] >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 09:36 AM >>> To: general@incubator.apache.org; dennis.hamil...@acm.org >>> Cc: Noah Slater >>> Subject: Re: [IP CLEARANCE] BigCouch >>> >>> Dennis, >>> >>> I'm following the instructions I'm given, I don't know if this is the >>> place to comment on the process the incubator project has been >>> following up to this point. Have I followed it incorrectly? I don't >>> know you personally, are you pointing out problems with *this* ip >>> clearance thread in particular or are you commenting on the template >>> itself? Had you seen the template before today? >>> >>> B. >>> >>> >>> On 26 June 2013 17:27, Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> >>>wrote: >>> > Under the heading "Copyright" there is an item with text "Check and >>>make >>> > sure that the papers that transfer rights to the ASF [have] been >>>received. >>> > It is only necessary to transfer rights for the package, the core >>>code, and >>> > any new code produced by the project." >>> > >>> > In the next box it says >>> > >>> > "Check and make sure that the files have been donated have been >>>updated >>> > to reflect the *new* ASF copyright. ... " [emphasis mine]. >>> > >>> > It is my understanding that an SGA is not a transfer of rights but a >>> > grant of license. This language is all wrong, wherever it comes >>>from. It >>> > suggests what appears to be a copyright transfer when everything we >>>are told >>> > around here is that the ASF neither requires nor does such things. >>> > Furthermore, adding ASF copyright notices in the headers for >>>individual >>> > files that are otherwise unchanged is very naughty. (Unless, of >>>course, >>> > there has indeed been a copyright transfer, and I'm not all that >>>sure about >>> > even that case.) >>> > >>> > - Dennis >>> > >>> > PS: And, of course, the license grant is about more than the >>>exclusive >>> > rights of copyright holders, too. In any case, the non-exclusive >>>licenses >>> > granted in SGAs and CLAs are not transfers. (Since "standing" is >>>much in >>> > the news today, another way to put it is that the ASF has no power >>>to sue >>> > for infringement of copyright in the contributed works, nor any >>>patent >>> > infringement related to the use of the contributed works.) >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Noah Slater [mailto:nsla...@apache.org] >>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 08:14 AM >>> > To: general@incubator.apache.org; dennis.hamil...@acm.org >>> > Subject: Re: [IP CLEARANCE] BigCouch >>> > >>> > Dennis, can you clarify your concerns please? >>> > >>> > The page you are looking at is generated from a template. Bob has >>>simply >>> > filled in the dates as he stepped through the process. >>> > >>> > Which specific guidelines do you not believe have been followed? >>> > >>> > Why do you believe that an SGA has not been filed? >>> > >>> > >>> > On 26 June 2013 16:05, Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> >> That page talks about transfer of copyright and addition of Apache >>> >> copyright notices on the code as imported. Huh? >>> >> >>> >> Why aren't the guidelines for transfer of cleaned-up contributions >>> >> under >>> >> SGAs being followed, and an SGA being filed that details the >>> >> contribution? >>> >> >>> >> - Dennis >>> >> >>> >> -----Original Message----- >>> >> From: Noah Slater [mailto:nsla...@apache.org] >>> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 06:03 AM >>> >> To: general@incubator.apache.org >>> >> Subject: Re: [IP CLEARANCE] BigCouch >>> >> >>> >> Woop! Thanks Bob! +1 >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On 26 June 2013 13:55, Robert Newson <rnew...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> > Cloudant has donated the source code artifact detailed at [1] to >>>the >>> >> > ASF. >>> >> > This email is to request lazy consensus from the IPMC for the IP >>> >> > clearance of this donation. >>> >> > >>> >> > B >>> >> > >>> >> > [1] http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/couchdb-bigcouch.html >>> >> > >>> >> > >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >>> >> > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> NS >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >>> >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > NS >>> > >>> > >>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> NS > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >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
