All,
    We got the following email from Larry Rosen, Apache's legal counsel.

-- Owen

On Apr 22, 2010, at 7:49 PM, Lawrence Rosen wrote:

> To: ASF Board
>
> Several weeks ago I sought clarification from Google about its  
> recent patent 7,650,331 ["System and method for efficient large-
> scale data processing"] that may be infringed by implementation of  
> the Apache Hadoop and Apache MapReduce projects.  I just received  
> word from Google's general counsel that "we have granted a license  
> for Hadoop, terms of which are specified in the CLA."
>
> I am very pleased to reassure the Apache community about Google's  
> continued generosity and commitment to ASF and open source. Will  
> someone here please inform the Apache Hadoop and Apache MapReduce  
> projects that they need not worry about this patent.
>
> Best regards,
>
> /Larry
>
>
> Lawrence Rosen
> Rosenlaw & Einschlag, a technology law firm (www.rosenlaw.com)
> 3001 King Ranch Road, Ukiah, CA 95482
> Office: 707-485-1242    Cell: 707-478-8932
> Apache Software Foundation, member and counsel (www.apache.org)
> Open Web Foundation, board member (www.openwebfoundation.org)
> Stanford University, Instructor in Law
> Author, Open Source Licensing: Software Freedom and Intellectual  
> Property Law (Prentice Hall 2004)
>
>

This is such a good news for the community. Is the CLA available for public viewing ?

-@nkur
On 4/23/10 10:57 AM, "Owen O'Malley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

All,
    We got the following email from Larry Rosen, Apache's legal counsel.

-- Owen

On Apr 22, 2010, at 7:49 PM, Lawrence Rosen wrote:

> To: ASF Board
>
> Several weeks ago I sought clarification from Google about its
> recent patent 7,650,331 ["System and method for efficient large-
> scale data processing"] that may be infringed by implementation of
> the Apache Hadoop and Apache MapReduce projects.  I just received
> word from Google's general counsel that "we have granted a license
> for Hadoop, terms of which are specified in the CLA."
>
> I am very pleased to reassure the Apache community about Google's
> continued generosity and commitment to ASF and open source. Will
> someone here please inform the Apache Hadoop and Apache MapReduce
> projects that they need not worry about this patent.
>
> Best regards,
>
> /Larry
>
>
> Lawrence Rosen
> Rosenlaw & Einschlag, a technology law firm (www.rosenlaw.com)
> 3001 King Ranch Road, Ukiah, CA 95482
> Office: 707-485-1242    Cell: 707-478-8932
> Apache Software Foundation, member and counsel (www.apache.org)
> Open Web Foundation, board member (www.openwebfoundation.org)
> Stanford University, Instructor in Law
> Author, Open Source Licensing: Software Freedom and Intellectual
> Property Law (Prentice Hall 2004)
>
>

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 11:15, Ankur C. Goel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is the CLA available for public viewing ?

CLAs contain personal data, so generally: No, don't think so.

  Bernd

>
> -@nkur
>
>
> On 4/23/10 10:57 AM, "Owen O'Malley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> All,
>    We got the following email from Larry Rosen, Apache's legal counsel.
>
> -- Owen
>
> On Apr 22, 2010, at 7:49 PM, Lawrence Rosen wrote:
>
>> To: ASF Board
>>
>> Several weeks ago I sought clarification from Google about its
>> recent patent 7,650,331 ["System and method for efficient large-
>> scale data processing"] that may be infringed by implementation of
>> the Apache Hadoop and Apache MapReduce projects.  I just received
>> word from Google's general counsel that "we have granted a license
>> for Hadoop, terms of which are specified in the CLA."
>>
>> I am very pleased to reassure the Apache community about Google's
>> continued generosity and commitment to ASF and open source. Will
>> someone here please inform the Apache Hadoop and Apache MapReduce
>> projects that they need not worry about this patent.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> /Larry
>>
>>
>> Lawrence Rosen
>> Rosenlaw & Einschlag, a technology law firm (www.rosenlaw.com)
>> 3001 King Ranch Road, Ukiah, CA 95482
>> Office: 707-485-1242    Cell: 707-478-8932
>> Apache Software Foundation, member and counsel (www.apache.org)
>> Open Web Foundation, board member (www.openwebfoundation.org)
>> Stanford University, Instructor in Law
>> Author, Open Source Licensing: Software Freedom and Intellectual
>> Property Law (Prentice Hall 2004)
>>
>>
>
>
>