Update from Janet on the release review
(fine in general) and Cactus (not fine). On the PMC call this morning we will
need to discuss the contingency plan of removing and restoring it around the
1.0 release. Janet will continue her due diligence, but a mandatory 30 day
Board review period has been added to the policy, making it less likely that we
can get a pass in time even if there are no problems (and the message below
indicates there may be).
From: Janet Campbell [mailto:janet.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005
1:54 PM
To: Tim Wagner
Subject: RE: WTP PMC requesting
1.0 release review scheduling
Hi Tim,
I’m finding quite a few things in
the scan for Cactus that I’m going to need to follow up on.
There are references to GPL, LGPL, a Sun copyright with an indication
that the code may be subject to Sun patents, an indication that the project
started out independent then went to SourceForge and then went to Apache (this
could pose difficulties from a pedigree standpoint). That isn’t to
say that I may not be able to resolve these issues to our satisfaction, but it
is going to take time.
Janet
From: Janet Campbell [mailto:janet.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005
2:48 PM
To: Tim Wagner
Cc: 'Bjorn Freeman-Benson'
Subject: RE: WTP PMC requesting
1.0 release review scheduling
Sorry for the delay in getting back to
you. I’ll go over your contributions and status in greater detail
tomorrow but believe we are in good shape. I expect all submissions to be
approved with the exception of the cactus files outlined in your email of 10/25.
These files (with the exception of the Eclipse code file – aspectjrt)
post due diligence will need to be submitted to the Board for approval.
All non epl submissions going forward will need to be approved by the Board
post due diligence for inclusion in Eclipse. The fastest this can occur
is approximately a month and if any concerns are raised it would take longer
(until the concern was resolved). As a result, they will not likely be
approved in time for your 1.0 GA date of 12/16.
Regards,