[Swift-devel] Tool for TeraGrid site info

[Glen Hocky]

Though I would happy to be a contributor, I would say my code at best  
should be a guideline.

Oh, and I have a commandline help

On May 13, 2009, at 12:56 PM, Ben Clifford <benc at hawaga.org.uk> wrote:

>
> On Wed, 13 May 2009, skenny at uchicago.edu wrote:
>
>> we are looking at using glen's code as a starting point for a
>> tool that could be included in swift/committed to swift's svn.
>> there will need to be quite a bit of testing first as i'm
>> unsure about committing someone else's code 'as is'...
>
> I think a bunch of testing will show whether code is useful or not.  
> But it
> needs additional stuff like documentation. Mats' work on the OSG sites
> file generator went in quite easily - it has some basic  
> documentation (the
> command line help) and it worked in a bunch of informal tests.  
> Ideally the
> test suite and the userguide would be appropraitely amended too...
>
>> my other question regarding this is that there is apparently
>> some *paperwork* involved in this process which would require
>> me (and glen?) to sign some sort of globus licensing agreement
>> (?)
>
> mmm paperwork. If you're working on glen's code, then at least you,  
> glen,
> glen's employer and your employer need to sign globus contributor  
> licenses
> or have existing licenses appropriately amended to cover you/him.
>
> I think maybe you don't already have a license signed - I don't  
> remember
> you doing one. In which case look at
> http://dev.globus.org/wiki/Guidelines#License_and_Contributor_Agreements
> for the individual license agreement and give a copy to Gigi.
>
> Glen needs to do the same, and have his employer(s) give a license - I
> don't know in his case who employs him.
>
> (the above reflects my understanding of the dev.globus guideliens  
> and is
> not to be construed as legal advice under US, UK or South African law)
>
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