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Subject: Re: Inquiry Regarding Apache Licensing
From: Jim Jagielski <jim@jaguNET.com>
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 08:36:46 -0400
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It certainly depends on the agreement and the reason behind the =
agreement.

For example, changes to the actual ALv2 license are universally frowned
upon since the ALv2 license, as-is, has been approved as an OSI Open
Source license, and any changes would invalidate that classification.
Also, our other agreements have been drafted to ensure that the
requirements allowing the ASF to (re) license are sufficient to provide
the IP provenance required and expected by our end-users and developers.
Again, any changes would be extremely burdensome to them, since they =
would
need to 'vet' those changes to see how it applies to them.

So, in general, 99% of proposed redlines are not acceptable due to
the fact that the change the existing agreements in a way that
causes our end-users and developers some legal concern.

> On Oct 14, 2015, at 9:19 AM, Loveless, Brittny =
<Brittny.Loveless@dvn.com> wrote:
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> Can you confirm whether redlines to the apache agreement are reviewed =
and approved by Apache Legal, or is this more ofa =E2=80=9Cclick-wrap=E2=80=
=9D type agreement whereby Apache does not agree to make any requested =
changes?
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> Thank you!
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> Brittny Loveless
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> Sr. Analyst, Corporate Supply Chain
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> Devon Energy Corporation
> 333 W. Sheridan Avenue
> Oklahoma City, OK 73102
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> Work: 405-552-4946
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> Email:  Brittny.Loveless@dvn.com
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