From fe7527890216e13d4d0d6eba7df1395215de4ba0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nikhita Raghunath Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:21:10 +0530 Subject: Add note about updating copyright for donated repos Ref: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/kubernetes-sig-architecture/TjHLgJcDF-I/discussion --- github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) (limited to 'github-management') diff --git a/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md b/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md index 22133bc9..e9e3c731 100644 --- a/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md +++ b/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md @@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ the developers who could not be reached [@caniszczyk](https://github.com/caniszczyk) for review of third party deps * Boilerplate text across all files should attribute copyright as follows: `"Copyright "` if no CLA was in place prior to donation + * If there was a CLA prior to donation, the copyright can be updated post-transfer. + The copyright _must_ be updated by someone from the donating organization. ## Core Repositories -- cgit v1.2.3 From c383ee21baab864e82ac01f3571735e850745d11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Winslow Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 08:43:21 -0400 Subject: Add clarifying details about copyright notices Signed-off-by: Steve Winslow --- github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'github-management') diff --git a/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md b/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md index e9e3c731..87240c7a 100644 --- a/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md +++ b/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md @@ -98,8 +98,13 @@ the developers who could not be reached [@caniszczyk](https://github.com/caniszczyk) for review of third party deps * Boilerplate text across all files should attribute copyright as follows: `"Copyright "` if no CLA was in place prior to donation - * If there was a CLA prior to donation, the copyright can be updated post-transfer. - The copyright _must_ be updated by someone from the donating organization. + * Additions of [the standard Kubernetes header](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt) + to code created by the contributors can occur post-transfer, but should + ideally occur shortly thereafter. + +Note that copyright notices should only be modified or removed by the people or +organizations named in the notice. See [the FAQ below](#faq) for more information +regarding copyrights and copyright notices. ## Core Repositories @@ -222,6 +227,20 @@ associated projects. Many things seem vague. Help!** True, we need to improve these things. For now, do the best you can to conform to the spirit of the proposal (e.g. post the code of conduct, etc) +**When I donate my project, am I transferring my copyrights?** + +No. All contributors retain ownership of their copyrights in the code they donate. +Instead, they are granting a license to the project (that's the 'L' in 'CLA'). + +For consistency and efficiency in complying with notice requirements, code that is +donated to a Kubernetes repo should use [the standard header](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt) +referencing "The Kubernetes Authors". That doesn't mean you are transferring your +copyright. Instead, it's a general reference to the fact that the copyrights remain +owned by the authors of Kubernetes. + +Note that you should _never_ modify or remove a third party's copyright notice if +you are not authorized by them to do so. + [GitHub's archive feature]: https://help.github.com/articles/archiving-a-github-repository/ [kubernetes-retired]: https://github.com/kubernetes-retired -- cgit v1.2.3 From 3edd86c1e10ecf179e07f9420b4ec28ba8f943d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Winslow Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 15:40:31 -0400 Subject: Switch URLs to shortened links Per comments in review, switching to use shortened URLs to comply with style guidelines. Signed-off-by: Steve Winslow --- github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'github-management') diff --git a/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md b/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md index 87240c7a..bc3e7acd 100644 --- a/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md +++ b/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ the developers who could not be reached [@caniszczyk](https://github.com/caniszczyk) for review of third party deps * Boilerplate text across all files should attribute copyright as follows: `"Copyright "` if no CLA was in place prior to donation - * Additions of [the standard Kubernetes header](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt) + * Additions of [the standard Kubernetes header](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt) to code created by the contributors can occur post-transfer, but should ideally occur shortly thereafter. @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ No. All contributors retain ownership of their copyrights in the code they donat Instead, they are granting a license to the project (that's the 'L' in 'CLA'). For consistency and efficiency in complying with notice requirements, code that is -donated to a Kubernetes repo should use [the standard header](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt) +donated to a Kubernetes repo should use [the standard header](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt) referencing "The Kubernetes Authors". That doesn't mean you are transferring your copyright. Instead, it's a general reference to the fact that the copyrights remain owned by the authors of Kubernetes. -- cgit v1.2.3