Change cuda.core license to Apache-2.0 & make contributing guides clear

[leofang]

Description

Close #533. Close #234.

We implement a short-term solution that retains the NV Software License only to files under cuda_bindings/ and cuda_python/, and change to Apache 2 for cuda_core/ and other files in this repository (ex: helper scripts, CI workflows, ...). Long-term solution regarding the multi-license issue in the repo is TBD.

Checklist

• New or existing tests cover these changes.
• The documentation is up to date with these changes.

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[leofang]

/ok to test 3978a2f

[leofang]

/ok to test 58c6f9d

[leofang]

/ok to test 05b63d2

[leofang]

/ok to test 15525a7

[leofang]

@kkraus14 @aterrel this should be ready now

[rwgk]

LGTM based on what I see under GH "Files changed"

I had the idea to look at the doc preview:

In cuda_bindings/docs/source/index.rst I see this list with 11 items:

   release                                                                      
   install.md                                                                   
   overview.md                                                                  
   motivation.md                                                                
   environment_variables.md                                                     
   api                                                                          
   tips_and_tricks                                                              
   support                                                                      
   contribute.md                                                                
   conduct.md                                                                   
   license                                                                      

Under https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/latest/ I only see the first 8 items in the side bar, the last 3 are not there. Is that intentional?

It's the same already under https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/

I.e. without latest/ in the URL.

[leofang]

I am sure we discussed this 😛 the latest docs is updated after a PR is merged into main, not before. AFAIK this is universal behavior with respect to e.g. Read the Docs too. This is why we set up the doc preview CI: #583 (comment)

[rwgk]

I am sure we discussed this 😛 the latest docs is updated after a PR is merged into main, not before. AFAIK this is universal behavior with respect to e.g. Read the Docs too. This is why we set up the doc preview CI: #583 (comment)

Oh, I thought I used that link! — I must have fallen off the track when clicking around. Sorry.

[leofang]

No worries at all! There exists a few rough edges in the doc preview I am not happy about, that could lead to what you observed. For example, in some of the places we hard-wire the urls that point to latest. Also because we stitch all the component docs together, the cross links do not respect the url change (having pr-XXX as part of the url). This is why the CI message needs to leave 3 urls instead of 1 🥲 some love is needed for improving it...

[rwgk]

Do we need/want contribut.* for cuda-python?

$ git status
On branch license_change
Your branch is up to date with 'leofang/license_change'.

$ find . -type f -name contribut*
./cuda_core/docs/source/contribute.rst
./cuda_bindings/docs/source/contribute.md

[leofang]

I removed it because of #234, but I could use some second opinions here 🙂Let me know what you think...

[rwgk]

Minor and unrelated, but JIC you want to fix it while you're at it:

I don't know how those cuda-python v etc. are generated. It looks odd. Maybe just delete the v?

[rwgk]

I removed it because of #234, but I could use some second opinions here 🙂Let me know what you think...

Got it, thanks! — I don't have an opinion. Only this much: Might be nice to have for completeness, but not sure if it's worth anyone's time.

[leofang]

I don't know how those cuda-python v etc. are generated. It looks odd. Maybe just delete the v?

Yes, this comes from our own html hack to enable the hidden version selector capability. I opened #587.

[kkraus14]

We need SPDX identifiers on all of the files in .github as well as the top level config files like pre-commit and bandit configs.

[leofang]

/ok to test ee1dc0a

[leofang]

Merging since both Andy and Keith approved and Ralf also helped review. Thanks guys!

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