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Subject: Re: Apache Flex FlexUnit LICENSE and NOTICE files
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On 2 April 2014 02:44, Justin Mclean <justin@classsoftware.com> wrote:
> HI,
>
> While Apache Flex is not an incubating project I think this discussion ma=
y be useful for incubating projects in a similar situation.
>
> We just getting together the first release of Apache Flex FlexUnit4. In A=
pache Flex FlexUnit 4 source files we have:
> - 2200 files with Apache licensed files (donated by Digital Primates)
> - 70 files BSD licensed files (copyright Adobe)
> - 1 file with MIT licensed (copyright FlexLib)
>
> All files have correct headers.

What do you mean by correct?

> The Adobe licensed files are there to support FlexUnit 1 (made by Adobe) =
and provide a web browser UI test running for running FlexUnit 4 and FlexUn=
it 1 style tests. The code in these files original comes from BSD licenced =
FlexUnit1 and is a small subset of that project. All but 2 of the Adobe lic=
ensed files make up an optional browser UI test runner. The 2 remaining fil=
es are simple data objects. Some of the Adobe licensed files have been modi=
fied by the project but they still retain the Adobe licence headers. The si=
ngle MIT licensed file is also used in the UI test runner and is a text pro=
mpt component from the FlexLib project.
>
> It my understanding that the the conversation the other day on this list =
[1] that permissive licences don't need to go into the LICENCE file, howeve=
r the chair of Apache Flex doesn't agree and thinks that the BSD and MIT li=
cences need to explicitly stated (in LICENCE or perhaps README) other than =
in the headers of these files. There has been long discussion on the Apache=
Flex dev list and 3 Release candidates based on exactly what need to be in =
these file/file headers but no consensus.

The LICENSE file must include the text - or provide a pointer to a
local copy of the text - of all licenses that are relevant to the bits
that are in the enclosing distribution bundle (be that zip/jar/tar
etc). There are no exclusions here.

The NOTICE file must include any *required* attributions.
Not all licenses require attribution.

http://www.apache.org/dev/licensing-howto.html#mod-notice


> This is the current NOTICE file:
>
> Apache Flex FlexUnit
> Copyright 2014 The Apache Software Foundation
>
> This product includes software developed at
> The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).
>
> The Developer of the Original Code, known as FlexUnit4,
> is Digital Primates IT Consulting Group (http://www.digitalprimates.net).
> Copyright (c) 2007-2011, Digital Primates IT Consulting Group.
>
> The COPYRIGHT file contains the standard ALv2 LICENSE and nothing else.
>
> Can anyone give any advice on if the above LICENCE and NOTICE file are co=
rrect for the source release and if they are not what else needs to go into=
 them?
>
> Thanks,
> Justin
>
> 1.http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201403.mbox/=
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