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Lightweight OSGi HttpService Codebase Intellectual Property (IP) Clearance Status

Description

The Lightweight OSGi HttpService contribution is intended to be a very lightweight implementation of the OSGi HttpService, making it good alternative implementation for deploying and running in constrained environments.

Project info

  • Which PMC will be responsible for the code: Apache Felix
  • Into which existing project/module: Apache Felix
  • Officer or member managing donation: Richard S. Hall

Completed tasks are shown by the completion date (YYYY-MM-dd).

Identify the codebase

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2011-09-29 If applicable, make sure that any associated name does not already exist and is not already trademarked for an existing software product.

MD5 sum for donated software: 47580996a8c364890518222494d4d26b (Available as attachment org.apache.felix.http.lightweight-src.tar.gz on issue FELIX-3084).

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2011-09-30 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.
2011-09-30 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: Source code to Lightweight HTTP Service implementation as attached to code submission FELIX-3084 from Ken Gilmer.

Verify distribution rights

Corporations and individuals holding existing distribution rights:

  • Ken Gilmore
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2011-09-30 Check that all active committers have a signed CLA on record.
2011-09-30 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.
2011-09-30 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.