Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-legal-discuss-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-legal-discuss-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9428010B37 for ; Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:34:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 87876 invoked by uid 500); 11 Mar 2014 21:33:42 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-legal-discuss-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 87705 invoked by uid 500); 11 Mar 2014 21:33:42 -0000 Mailing-List: contact legal-discuss-help@apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: legal-discuss@apache.org List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list legal-discuss@apache.org Received: (qmail 87694 invoked by uid 99); 11 Mar 2014 21:33:42 -0000 Received: from minotaur.apache.org (HELO minotaur.apache.org) (140.211.11.9) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:33:42 +0000 Received: from localhost (HELO mail-qc0-f176.google.com) (127.0.0.1) (smtp-auth username cutting, mechanism plain) by minotaur.apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:33:42 +0000 Received: by mail-qc0-f176.google.com with SMTP id m20so10390140qcx.35 for ; Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:33:41 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=LE7O470cw3/ykVNDao9/RfqPr8+GP4f/9uyMexZavD0=; b=jvSESg1bhb1bWmPujymqsVAL4m9jorJFwIf9OFLOIiCmRff82qqlyVUaVN0WH59bvs 6+UR977oSrqqJ3MFQsEt7MFfug8nQ+MoETIcABV7GtOLgeAwSACZamNyMYFcGF6jfC4b VJ/uJqXPWSU2TPihStMGCfu9o9XVnPkV3zRmI4yGMMx2XFJY50ZR8YlpQyQbiB1GK5a6 8wnSsMgTDOD689t6QKPkKQgRgj1g+zr7BsZN31cwJyOTXSlqGWmsZj0dK3XDaY3d9djf cYt98kDrFkyi0/Kv4Rq7rH3s3+Jlg5NUAI9vDrRdbe2+zSCLKMbBb+id2TDLK27vxTaI rRPA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.140.84.40 with SMTP id k37mr4957296qgd.98.1394573621207; Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:33:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.47.130 with HTTP; Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:33:41 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <531F697F.8060504@nrl.navy.mil> References: <531792EA.7080409@nrl.navy.mil> <388610E4-31F6-4F3D-A45B-C0CCE2E4C8DC@jaguNET.com> <40489573.15098609.1394138791060.JavaMail.zimbra@redhat.com> <5318E665.2050209@nrl.navy.mil> <676734696.15118170.1394141552754.JavaMail.zimbra@redhat.com> <5318F26F.10109@nrl.navy.mil> <531A17D0.4090004@nrl.navy.mil> <99fc889d8341e8f17c61ec281766fb27@scarlet.be> <531B26B2.1080909@spaceroots.org> <79DC387F-6FA0-4038-9812-161DC2FA554B@dslextreme.com> <4a718a37aa02dd65b2b446d792cec605@scarlet.be> <531CBC2D.1090708@spaceroots.org> <531F697F.8060504@nrl.navy.mil> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:33:41 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: ICLA US Government From: Doug Cutting To: legal-discuss@apache.org Cc: private@commons.apache.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Evan Ward wrote: > An ICLA is necessary for write access to the repository. It is not necessary > for me to continue to make Public Domain contributions. An ICLA does not actually change who can contribute, it only makes things more explicit. Section 5 of the license has equivalent terms to the ICLA. If you cannot sign an ICLA for your contributions then I don't think you should make those contributions without an ICLA. http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html#contributions As Larry said earlier, "You can grant a license! You just can't obtain a copyright!" Doug --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: legal-discuss-unsubscribe@apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: legal-discuss-help@apache.org