Apache Arrow Erlang Library Intellectual Property (IP) Clearance Status
Description
The Apache Arrow Erlang Library is an implementation of Apache Arrow for the Erlang programming language and other BEAM languages.
Project info
- The Apache Arrow PMC will be responsible for the code
- It will be integrated into the Apache Arrow project but new repository (https://github.com/apache/arrow-erlang) will be created instead of merging into the existing apache/arrow repository
- Officer or member managing donation: Sutou Kouhei (Apache Arrow PMC Member)
Completed tasks are shown by the completion date (YYYY-MM-dd).
Identify the codebase
| date | item |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | Trademark and Google Search found no use of name as software product. |
Origin: https://github.com/Benjamin-Philip/arrow-erlang
MD5 or SHA1 sum for donated software: (926bad3e4d9acfd7ec230dbde2a42bfa4f5edeee)
Copyright
| date | item |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Check and make sure that the papers that transfer rights to the ASF been received. It is only necessary to transfer rights for the package, the core code, and any new code produced by the project. |
| 2026-05-06 | Check and make sure that the files that have been donated have been updated to reflect the new ASF copyright. |
Identify name recorded for software grant: Apache Arrow Erlang
Verify distribution rights
Corporations and individuals holding existing distribution rights:
- Benjamin Philip
| date | item |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Check that all active committers have a signed CLA on record. |
| 2026-04-28 | Remind active committers that they are responsible for ensuring that a Corporate CLA is recorded if such is required to authorize their contributions under their individual CLA. |
| 2026-04-28 | Check and make sure that for all items included with the distribution that is not under the Apache license, we have the right to combine with Apache-licensed code and redistribute. |
| 2026-04-28 | Check and make sure that all items depended upon by the project is covered by one or more of the following approved licenses: Apache, BSD, Artistic, MIT/X, MIT/W3C, MPL 1.1, or something with essentially the same terms. |
Generally, the result of checking off these items will be a Software Grant, CLA, and Corporate CLA for ASF licensed code, which must have no dependencies upon items whose licenses that are incompatible with the Apache License.
Organizational acceptance of responsibility for the project
Related VOTEs:
- TODO: The VOTE thread accepting the donation may happen either before or after IP clearance. Adoption by lazy concensus is acceptable but not recommended.