From general-return-18856-apmail-incubator-general-archive=incubator.apache.org@incubator.apache.org Mon Jul 07 16:00:02 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 30058 invoked from network); 7 Jul 2008 16:00:01 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 7 Jul 2008 16:00:01 -0000 Received: (qmail 89217 invoked by uid 500); 7 Jul 2008 16:00:00 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 88876 invoked by uid 500); 7 Jul 2008 15:59:59 -0000 Mailing-List: contact general-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: general@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list general@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 88865 invoked by uid 99); 7 Jul 2008 15:59:59 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:59:59 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.0 required=10.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [192.18.43.132] (HELO sca-es-mail-1.sun.com) (192.18.43.132) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:59:05 +0000 Received: from fe-sfbay-10.sun.com ([192.18.43.129]) by sca-es-mail-1.sun.com (8.13.7+Sun/8.12.9) with ESMTP id m67FxGOf019861 for ; Mon, 7 Jul 2008 08:59:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from conversion-daemon.fe-sfbay-10.sun.com by fe-sfbay-10.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) id <0K3N00E017QPXK00@fe-sfbay-10.sun.com> (original mail from Craig.Russell@Sun.COM) for general@incubator.apache.org; Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:59:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [10.0.238.206] ([192.18.37.228]) by fe-sfbay-10.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTPSA id <0K3N00KVH8EMWK70@fe-sfbay-10.sun.com> for general@incubator.apache.org; Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:59:10 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:59:09 -0700 From: Craig L Russell Subject: Re: legal questsion In-reply-to: <71235db40807070824v76dc29e4u14948730ccb85e6b@mail.gmail.com> Sender: Craig.Russell@Sun.COM To: general@incubator.apache.org Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.926) Content-type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pkcs7-signature"; micalg=sha1; boundary=Apple-Mail-2-915948823 References: <71235db40807070824v76dc29e4u14948730ccb85e6b@mail.gmail.com> X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org --Apple-Mail-2-915948823 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I agree that a software grant should be fine, but the other question is whether the myfaces PMC wants to accept the contribution. The process at http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/index.html seems to fit the need here. There is a minimum of "e-paperwork" to do: just requires the myfaces PMC to request and the Incubator PMC to accept it. Craig On Jul 7, 2008, at 8:24 AM, Matthias Wessendorf wrote: > Hi, > > I wouldn't call it "legal issue". It's more a question what to do with > the contribution, > since it was developed "offline". > > I personally think that a software grant for this offer should be > fine. > Main reason is, that the original author is already part of the > myfaces community. > > -Matthias > > On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Werner Punz > wrote: >> Hello everyone, since the discussion on the myfaces devs list has >> pointed me >> towards here a legal question. >> I developed in my working time which I can dedicate to opensource >> software a >> significant library, licensed under ASF 2.0 license. >> It is an extension library to the myfaces tomahawk library. >> Every single line of code of that lib is currently written by me. >> I have committer rights to myfaces. >> >> The main issue is, that the library itself probably will end up as >> separate >> myfaces subproject. >> >> The main issue is, is any incubation needed, or can the code just >> be merged >> in. Or does a ip clearance/software grant has to be performed >> upfront. The >> code was developed outside of the myfaces repo, but the coderights, >> and >> licensing issues are in the clear! >> >> >> Kind regards >> >> Werner Punz >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org >> >> > > > > -- > Matthias Wessendorf > > further stuff: > blog: http://matthiaswessendorf.wordpress.com/ > sessions: http://www.slideshare.net/mwessendorf > mail: matzew-at-apache-dot-org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org > Craig L Russell Architect, Sun Java Enterprise System http://java.sun.com/products/jdo 408 276-5638 mailto:Craig.Russell@sun.com P.S. A good JDO? 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