October 2016 - legal-discuss - lists.openstack.org

Adding license header to autogenerated content
by Steve Martinelli 22 Oct '16

22 Oct '16

I recently came across a patch [1] that is trying to add the Apache license to an autogenerated file. We've recently had issues with contributors finding patches that apply to all the projects; this would definitely be one of those. My quick search [2] is showing that around 350 repositories have the license in the file. Out of the 1000+ we have in openstack (not including what's in openstack-infra or openstack-dev) Yes, it's a python file, there is some "code" there, but it's auto-generated, either from sphinx or our cookiecutter (which now includes the license [3]). So before we use up resources in merging a bunch of patches, I wanted to know if the license was actually necessary. Thanks for reading, Steve [1] https://review.openstack.org/#/c/377170/1 [2] http://codesearch.openstack.org/?q=Apache&i=nope&files=doc%2Fsource%2Fconf.… [3] https://github.com/openstack-dev/cookiecutter/blob/master/%7B%7Bcookiecutte…

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Question on the ICLA
by Michael Latchmansingh 19 Oct '16

19 Oct '16

Hi OpenStack legal community I have a question on the purpose of the ICLA. In attempting to setup my local Git repository with the OpenStack Gerrit system, I ran into an issue where I was asked to sign the ICLA. My submissions to OpenStack are on behalf of the company I work for, and we have already a signed CCLA. Our general counsel does not want me to sign an individual CLA because I do not own any of the IP being submitted. Can you clarify, in legal terms for my general counsel, why there is this requirement? Thanks and Regards, Michael Latchmansingh | Director, Product Development 954-377-6058 t 561-927-5754 c michael.latchmansingh.datacore (skype) DataCore Software Corporation Corporate Park 6300 NW 5th Way Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 http://www.datacore.com<http://www.datacore.com/>

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Trademark for a specific OpenStack project
by Davanum Srinivas 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Hi, Does the foundation hold trademarks for any of the big tent projects? Does the policy cover any such marks? [1] What are the options if someone active in the community decides to continue their work outside the foundation using the same project name? Thanks, Dims [1] http://www.openstack.org/brand/openstack-trademark-policy/ -- Davanum Srinivas :: https://twitter.com/dims

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