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--- "David E. Jones" <
>
> I believe the answer is yes, a CLA is still
> required. The CLA is a
> specific license grant to the ASF and not something
> more generic. In
> other words, a project can use the Apache 2.0
> license but with their
> own copyright and such. This doesn't mean the ASF
> owns the code or
> has a license grant, so I think it has to be
> explicitly granted.
>
> I'm not totally sure about this, but as I understand
> it this is how
> things work. We have started adding Apache 2.0
> headers with the
> copyright assigned to the ASF, but we can only
> really do this because
> we are already in the incubator.
>
> -David
>
>
> On Mar 3, 2006, at 11:29 PM, Chris Howe wrote:
>
> > This may have been overlooked because of the end
> of
> > the month...
> >
> > David Welton,
> >
> > Would iCLAs be necessary if the subproject hosted
> on
> > sf.net used the Apache 2.0 license?
> >
> > --- David Welton <davidnwelton at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2/26/06, Chris Howe <cjhowe76013 at yahoo.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>> sourceforge.net just completed their svn beta
> and
> >> are
> >>> now offering svn repository for projects that
> they
> >>> host. Would it be better for
> >> specialized/incomplete
> >>> applications to create their own project there
> >> until
> >>> they reach a level of maturity that the Ofbiz
> >> project
> >>> desires? At that point, the OFBiz team could
> ask
> >> that
> >>> it be merged into the Apache OFBiz project.
> >>
> >> If they went that route, and wanted to aim for
> >> re-integration, they'd
> >> have to make sure that they keep a tight rein on
> >> licensing. It's
> >> likely they'd have to do iCLA's for new people
> >> they'd picked up. To
> >> become a subproject they'd also likely have to go
> >> through the whole
> >> incubation thing, although it would be simpler at
> >> that point because
> >> (if all goes well:-) OFBiz will be an established
> >> part of the ASF at
> >> that time.
> >>
> >> --
> >> David N. Welton
> >> -
http://www.dedasys.com/davidw/> >>
> >> Linux, Open Source Consulting
> >> -
http://www.dedasys.com/> >>
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