Ok, I was more reading it as must be placed into the drop box with the checksum so it can be referenced properly.
In any event, I think the text is confusing me quite a bit and would like to know what is 'proper' process for a GitHub project to come in? Does it even make sense when Git has no 'canonical' repository? Cheers Niclas On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 10:05 PM, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote: > On Wednesday, April 8, 2015, Niclas Hedhman <nic...@hedhman.org> wrote: > > > I would like to bring this question up again. BLOCKER. > > > > The http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/ip-clearance-template.html > > document states that > > > > <quote> > > *Note:* the grant form *must* be acknowledged before continuing. If the > > source is referenced by checksum in the grant, commit the canonical > tarball > > for the donated code into the incubator drop area > > (/repos/asf/incubator/donations) together with a checksum and a detached > > signature. This will ensure that apache has a legal record of the grant. > > </quote> > > > > which means that no one can complete this, without the "drop area", > unless > > there is a new process and this document is out of date. > > > why do you see the "donations" dir as a problem? > > But even so In Corinthia we bended the rules and imported directly into out > git repo. This > still ensures a record == initial commit. > > The important message here is that ASF must acknowledge the grant before it > comes into > any of our repos. > > just my opinion, I am not the legal expert > jan i > > > > > > > Cheers > > Niclas > > > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 7:29 AM, P. Taylor Goetz <ptgo...@gmail.com > > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the clarification, Ross. That's what I figured. > > > > > > In terms of the source drop, it's been attached to the associated JIRA, > > > and the SHA1 is in the yet-to-be-submitted ip clearance XML, and should > > be > > > in the grant as well. My guess is that MIGHT suffice in terms of it > being > > > documented in ASF-controlled systems. > > > > > > I'd like to hear if the incubator drop area has been moved, or > deprecated > > > in favor of an alternative process. Either way, we should think about > > > updating the template/docs to reflect the current process. > > > > > > -Taylor > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 16, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) < > > > ross.gard...@microsoft.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > > > > 1. CCLA is never used instead of an SGA, they serve different > purposes. > > > The SGA is for a body of work that pre-exists entry into the > foundation. > > > The CCLA is an optional document that says future work by named > > individuals > > > can be contributed. > > > > > > > > 2. Yes (although secretary tries his best to CC the appropriate > people > > > on his replies) > > > > > > > > 3. Yes > > > > > > > > 4. Pass - so I'll repeat the question for others - The incubator drop > > > area [3] doesn't seem to exist. Where should I commit the tarball once > > > everything else is in order? > > > > > > > > Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. > > > > A subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: P. Taylor Goetz [mailto:ptgo...@gmail.com <javascript:;>] > > > > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 12:20 PM > > > > To: Incubator > > > > Subject: IP Clearance Questions > > > > > > > > I'm working on filling out the necessary IP Clearance paperwork for > > code > > > donation and have a few questions (forgive me if they are stupid, this > is > > > my first time through the process): > > > > > > > > Based on the IP clearance template documentation [1]: > > > > > > > > 1. When should a CCLA be used as opposed to a grant [2]? > > > > 2. How do I verify that a grant or ccla has been acknowledged by the > > ASF > > > Secretary? Poll the grants.txt/cclas.txt files for changes? > > > > 3. I assume I don't commit anything until the grant/ccla has been > > > acknowledged. Is this correct? > > > > 4. The incubator drop area [3] doesn't seem to exist. Where should I > > > commit the tarball once everything else is in order? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > -Taylor > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] > > http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/ip-clearance-template.html > > > > [2] https://www.apache.org/licenses/software-grant.txt > > > > [3] https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/donations > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > <javascript:;> > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > <javascript:;> > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > <javascript:;> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > <javascript:;> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer > > http://www.qi4j.org - New Energy for Java > > > > > -- > Sent from My iPad, sorry for any misspellings. > -- Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer http://www.qi4j.org - New Energy for Java
