[Incubator] Transfering Code Copyright - restart

[Arnulf Christl]

Jody Garnett wrote:
> Arnulf Christl wrote:
>> Restart discussion "transferring code copyright" is fine, but we can 
>> drop the "Contributor Agreement". Correct?
> Yes.
>>> A couple meetings ago we wanted to know how to peruse assign (c) of 
>>> the GeoTools codebase to the OSGEO foundation, my understanding was 
>>> this had to be taken to the board for direction.
>>>
>>> Has anything come of this, is there a formal process to submit a 
>>> request to the board? What should we do next.
>>> Jody
>> This issue was relayed to legal and is pending. I put it on board 
>> agenda for a status report and let you know what is going on.
> Thank you, I am listed on the contact page so you have a short cut to 
> talk to the geotools community.
>> Formal process... Hmm. I think its fine if you put it on the board 
>> meeting agenda yourself:
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Seventeenth_Board_Meeting
> It did not occur to me to set the agenda, since I am not on the board I 
> would be more asking someone (like Chris Holmes hint) to place this
> item on the agenda.
>> But probably nobody but the board / cabal knows that this kind of 
>> thing happens every other week. I guess the formal process is to 
>> holler at the board list until we work out *and* communicate how to do 
>> it formally.
> As an example I am not on the board email list so CCing these replies 
> ensures that they only hear half the conversation :-( Can we assume that 
> any board member can act as a good contact point (until a formal process 
> is defined)?
> 
> Cheers,
> Jody

Yes.