License is an issue with GraphViz but I'm +1 to help them come under the ASF umbrella!
-- Kevin A. McGrail VP Fundraising, Apache Software Foundation Chair Emeritus Apache SpamAssassin Project https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrail - 703.798.0171 On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 3:01 PM, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 3, 2018, at 9:03 AM, Nick Kew <n...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > >> On 3 Jun 2018, at 16:29, sha...@apache.org wrote: > >> > >> Hi All > >> > >> I received this request from Stephen so am forwarding to the general > incubator mailing list for discussion and any suggestions for options. > > > > I don't know enough about the project to comment on that. > > > > Just to say, if it's to become an Apache project, I'd expect to see its > community > > approach our community. One project individual approaching one ASF > individual > > is hopefully a one-off, 'cos it's not how projects work at Apache. > Though I expect > > Stephen is evaluating an option, which is just fine. > > > >> We are looking for a more stable institutional home for Graphviz. > Apache seems like > >> a great match. Is this possible? How is a decision like that made? > I’m not sure a mature > >> project like this fits the incubator model. Are there other ways? > > > > Many mature projects go through the Incubator. > > > > What discussions have you had within your project community? Probably > the > > single most important criterion for you is to have your own community > firmly > > on board, and not dragging anyone reluctantly along. Once you have > that, you > > find someone to champion your project within Apache, and submit a > proposal. > > > > Romain wrote: > >> Also it will let Graphviz time to handle the license switch. > > > > That's the kind of issue that could be quite big. If it has a long > history under another > > license, you may have lots of contributors with a stake in it who would > have to agree > > to the re-licensing. > > The project is licensed as Common Public License [1] which is Class B. > [2] It will take some work to relicense. > > Regards, > Dave > > [1] http://www.graphviz.org/license/ > [2] https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html > > > > > > -- > > Nick Kew > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > >
