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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:21:31 -0400
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Subject: Re: IP Clearance for Apache Amber
From: Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net>
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The timing is what it is.  If there still is a possibility of
obtaining a Software Grant, then that's the easiest path forward.
Otherwise, demonstrating that you have ICLAs from each of the authors
of this code and documenting that they confirm that they have the
rights to contribute this code is sufficient.

- Sam Ruby

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Antonio Sanso <asanso@adobe.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'd need some advice regarding some issue we have with Apache Amber.
> The project has been on incubator fro a while and we would like to try to
> graduate.
> Problem is we have been stuck with a legal issue.
> The problem is more or less the follow (this is the short version):
>
> An OAuth 2.0 project, LeeLoo, was being developed by=C2=A0Newcastle Uni. =
=C2=A0We
> invited them to join the Amber project with their code.
> That code was committed to the repo before a grant was provided by=C2=A0N=
ewcastle
> Uni, whose copyright is on the code.
>
> In order to better explain the overall situation in details I have dug a =
bit
> in the mailing list in order to provide a timeline of what has been
> happening.
>
> 10/10 First mention of Leeloo [0]
> 11/10 Introduction of Leeloo to Amber list [1]
> 11/10 Moving Leeloo code to Apache repository [2]
> 12/10 Maciej/Lukasz signed ICLA [3]
> 12/10 IP clearance for Leeloo contribution [4]
> 12/10 AMBER-11/AMBER-12 Leelo donation
> 07/11 IP clearance and first release [5]
> 09/11 Waiting from reply from the University [6]
> 01/12 ASF license and copyrights [7]
>
> Now IANAL and I am kind of new in Apache but as long as I understand we
> are=C2=A0=C2=A0stuck at the IP
> clearance:=C2=A0=C2=A0http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/amber-leel=
oo.html
>
> Am I correct? Is there any other thing we can do rather then rewrite the
> code from scratch ?
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Antonio
>
>
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