On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 06:55, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com.invalid> wrote:
>
> I do not like the words "transfer rights". It could be interpreted as
> transfer of copyright. Copyright of existing code is not transferred to the
> ASF, AIUI. How about "Check to make sure that an SGA or CCLA has been
> received."
>
> I don't like hypotheticals, but I can imagine some individual starting a
> project on GitHub, has only a few files already under ALv2, and gets a
> project going at the ASF? Wouldn't we accept those few files under his ICLA
> and not require an SGA or CCLA?
>
> I'd suggest dropping the second sentence ("it is necessary to transfer
> rights..."). AIUI, it is only necessary to grant a perpetual license to the
> ASF.
Also, the CCLA is not required, and is not an alternative to the SGA
-- as may perhaps be inferred by some from the phrase "(SGA or CCLA)"
https://www.apache.org/licenses/cla-faq.html#cclas-not-required
> I like your third sentence.
>
> HTH,
> -Alex
>
> On 5/13/19, 5:28 PM, "Craig Russell" <apache....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The Copyright section of the podling status page says "Check and make
> sure that the papers that transfer rights to the ASF been received. It is
> only necessary to transfer rights for the package, the core code, and any new
> code produced by the project.".
>
> I'd propose a change:
>
> "Check to make sure that the papers that transfer rights to the ASF been
> received (SGA or CCLA). It is necessary to transfer rights for any existing
> package and core code. Any new code produced by the project must be covered
> by ICLA."
>
> This change is proposed because it might not be obvious to everyone what
> "the papers that transfer rights" are. And new code produced must be
> committed by a person who has filed an ICLA.
>
> Patches welcome.
>
> Craig L Russell
> c...@apache.org
>
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