I agree that an incubating release does not need to be fully compliant with the proscription against mandatory LGPL dependencies for Apache releases.
Clearly the podling is well aware of the need to replace the LGPL dependency before graduation. And I agree with Greg that a podling learning the requirements of release and turning the crank is most important. Craig > On Feb 15, 2016, at 1:49 PM, Marvin Humphrey <mar...@rectangular.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 1:16 PM, Luciano Resende <luckbr1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Apache Toree had a similar issue, and we have discussed this in >> legal-discuss, and here is the feedback from Jim, VP of Legal >> >> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-legal-discuss/201602.mbox/%3C2A8B931C-1AD6-4230-B2DE-0B33361B3A2B%40jaguNET.com%3E > > The LGPL's reverse engineering provisions make it more difficult to > understand the licensing obligations of any ostensibly > Apache-2-licensed product with an LGPL-licensed mandatory runtime > dependency. Jim speaks for many of us in that thread. > > However, one of the reasons we have the "incubating" label is to let > people know that "incubating" releases may not be fully compliant with > all Apache policies. > > See https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-86 for an example of > where incubating releases were allowed with a runtime dependency on a > non-approved license. Just as Greg laid out, a plan was proposed for > removing the dependency before graduation and the VP Legal at the > time, Sam Ruby, gave his OK. > > With LEGAL-86, VP Legal's approval was sought in advance, and in > general podlings should should be aware of resources like the > legal-discuss@apache list and should learn when and how to utilize > them. However, unless Greg advises Mynewt to consult VP Legal (and I'm > all but certain he won't), that won't be necessary in this case. > > Marvin Humphrey > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
