On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 8:03 AM Sam Ruby <ru...@intertwingly.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 7:55 AM, John D. Ament <johndam...@apache.org> > wrote: > > So.... basically if someone attaches a patch to a JIRA, which becomes > part > > of our public mailing lists, we're good? > > If that code was all that poster's original work, not previously > published elsewhere (particularly under a different license), then > that's fine. > > If that code was previously developed elsewhere, had multiple > contributors, and made available (particularly under a different > license), then no. > > I'll also note that the goal of IP Clearance isn't to disallow such > contributions, it is merely to make sure that we capture all of the > relevant history (IP provenance) for posterity. > So then probably the more concise form is "the work was first developed as a part of the ASF and not elsewhere." A cursory read makes it sound partially like external contributions require IP Clearance, but having this note makes it clearer. > > > Would github PR's fall under the same premise, since the contents of > those > > mails become public record? > > See above. > > - Sam Ruby > > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 7:51 AM Sam Ruby <ru...@intertwingly.net> wrote: > > > >> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 7:41 AM, John D. Ament <johndam...@apache.org> > >> wrote: > >> > I think probably the better question is "which contributions require > IP > >> > Clearance"? > >> > >> "Any code that was developed outside of the ASF SVN repository and our > >> public mailing lists must be processed like this, even if the external > >> developer is already an ASF committer." > >> > >> Source: http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/ > >> > >> At a minimum, the word "SVN" should be removed. Any other changes > >> people feel are necessary? > >> > >> - Sam Ruby > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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 > >
