Title: JBig2 ImageIO Plugin Codebase Intellectual Property (IP) Clearance Status
The Java ImageIO plugin for JBIG2 enables access to images encoded using the JBIG2 image compression standard.
The contributed code is attached to issue PDFBOX-3906 with the following description:
_Levigo solutions GmbH donates the Java ImageIO-Plugin for the JBIG2 to the PDFBox project. The Plugin is currently hosted at https://github.com/levigo/jbig2-imageio and has already been prepared for integration. The steps completed so far are:
IP vetting for contributions by non-levigo developers
Merging/application of all pending pull requests
Update of the project structure in anticipation of the new home:
package names
license headers
license files
README.md
release notes
Maven project information _
Which PMC will be responsible for the code: Apache PDFBox
Into which existing project/module: jbig2
Officer or member managing donation: Andreas Lehmkühler
Completed tasks are shown by the completion date (YYYY-MM-dd).
| date | item |
|---|---|
| NA | If applicable, make sure that any associated name does not already exist and is not already trademarked for an existing software product. |
MD5 or SHA1 sum for donated software: 0e07111b4bf7f5a51bf0fdd903f02f082ea3bf65 (sha1sum (GNU coreutils) 8.26).
| date | item |
|---|---|
| 2017-08-25 | 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. |
| 2017-09-01 | 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: levigo Java ImageIO Plugin for JBIG2 (levigo-holding-imageio-plugin.pdf)
Corporations and individuals holding existing distribution rights:
levigo solutions GmbH (CCLA levigo-solutions.pdf)
Jörg Henne (ICLA joerg-henne.pdf)
Matthäus Mayer (ICAL matthaeus-mayer.pdf)
Sebastian Holder (ICLA sebastian-holder.pdf)
Carolin Köhler (ICLA carolin-koehler.pdf)
| date | item |
|---|---|
| 2017-09-13 | Check that all active committers have a signed CLA on record. |
| 2017-08-19 | 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. |
| 2017-09-24 | 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. |
| 2017-09-01 | 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.
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