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Felix UPNP Web Console Plugin Intellectual Property (IP) Clearance Status

Description

Describe the incoming codebase, including whether it is a large set of patches, new functional modules, etc.

Project info

  • Which PMC will be responsible for the code: Apache Felix
  • Into which existing project/module: Apache Felix/new module
  • Officer or member managing donation: Felix Meschberger (fmeschbe (at) apache (dot) org)

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

Identify the codebase

date item
n/a If applicable, make sure that any associated name does not already exist and is not already trademarked for an existing software product.

The codebase is attached as "upnp.zip" to JIRA issue FELIX-2121. The MD5 checksum is: 80390b4b3bed18b16e54ab5492f4b96d.

date item
2010-03-16 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.
2010-03-04 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: UPuP plug-in for Apache Felix Web Console

Verify distribution rights

Corporations and individuals holding existing distribution rights:

  • For individuals, use the name as recorded on the committers page
date item
2010-03-04. Check that all active committers have a signed CLA on record.
2010-03-04 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.
2010-03-04 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.
2010-03-04 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 here.