Bundle Archive File Install Extension Codebase Intellectual Property (IP) Clearance Status
Description
Bundle Archive File Installer Extension is a plugin for File Install that implements an ArtifactInstaller for Bundle ARchive (BAR) files. A BAR is a format representing units of functionality implemented as a collection of OSGi bundles. It includes use of the OSGi resolver API to check consistency and permits overlapping resources from multiple installable units.
Project info
- Which PMC will be responsible for the code: Apache Felix
- Into which existing project/module: Apache Felix
- Officer or member managing donation: Karl Pauls
Completed tasks are shown by the completion date (YYYY-MM-dd).
Identify the codebase
| date | item |
|---|---|
| 2017-12-12 | If applicable, make sure that any associated name does not already exist and is not already trademarked for an existing software product. |
Available as attachment fileinstall-plugin.tar.gz on issue FELIX-5732 with SHA1 sum for donated software: SHA1(fileinstall-plugins.tar.gz)= 59a6c590941d19e94723068cb68f8101a259a54a (OpenSSL 0.9.8zh 14 Jan 2016).
Copyright
| date | item |
|---|---|
| 2017-12-12 | 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. |
| 2017-12-12 | 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: Signed Corp CLA for Jessica Marz for felix.
Verify distribution rights
Corporations and individuals holding existing distribution rights: Intel Corporation
- For individuals, use the name as recorded on the committers page
| date | item |
|---|---|
| 2018-02-13 | Check that all active committers have a signed CLA on record. |
| 2017-12-12 | 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. |
| 2017-12-12 | 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. |
| 2017-12-12 | 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:
- The VOTE thread accepting the donation can be found in the mailng list archives.