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Subject: Re: IP Clearance
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:17:50 -0700
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OK.  This is obviously a statement on policy, not legality, which is =
fine.  However, I'd like to understand the rationale for the policy a =
bit better rather than just accepting a blanket statement.  Are their =
some consequences I'm not thinking about or aware of in using code we =
are legally entitled to?  Is it just a matter of preserving goodwill? =20=


Again, I'm simply trying to reconcile this policy with the fact that we =
won't give software grants to anyone because we tell them the Apache =
license is all they need.  I've actually had this question for quite a =
while as I've looked at some of the things that are listed as being =
donated at http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/index.html and in =
several cases I don't understand what extra value the grant provides =
over the software license.

Ralph


On Jul 28, 2011, at 11:48 AM, Roy T. Fielding wrote:

> At Apache, all contributions are voluntary.  We do not accept code
> from copyright owners who don't want us to have it, even if we have
> the legal right to adopt it for other reasons.
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> ....Roy
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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">OK. =
&nbsp;This is obviously a statement on policy, not legality, which is =
fine. &nbsp;However, I'd like to understand the rationale for the policy =
a bit better rather than just accepting a blanket statement. &nbsp;Are =
their some consequences I'm not thinking about or aware of in using code =
we are legally entitled to? &nbsp;Is it just a matter of preserving =
goodwill? &nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Again, I'm simply trying to =
reconcile this policy with the fact that we won't give software grants =
to anyone because we tell them the Apache license is all they need. =
&nbsp;I've actually had this question for quite a while as I've looked =
at some of the things that are listed as being donated at&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/index.html">http://incuba=
tor.apache.org/ip-clearance/index.html</a>&nbsp;and in several cases I =
don't understand what extra value the grant provides over the software =
license.</div><div><br><div>Ralph</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>O=
n Jul 28, 2011, at 11:48 AM, Roy T. Fielding wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>At =
Apache, all contributions are voluntary. &nbsp;We do not accept =
code<br>from copyright owners who don't want us to have it, even if we =
have<br>the legal right to adopt it for other =
reasons.<br><br>....Roy<br><br>-------------------------------------------=
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