Perhaps this has been asked and answered - but I couldn't get a definite statement by looking up the archives:
I am planning on creating an abstract class named Unpack from which currently available task GUnzip would extend. In addition, I am planning to add a new task called BUnzip2 whch would again extend from Unpack. Similarly, I am planning to create Pack, make GZip extend from it and also create a new task called BZip2, again extending from Pack. Being lazy, I sought for some Java code implementing the BZip2 (libbzip2) algorithm. [http://sources.redhat.com/bzip2/] I did find it implemented, though under LGPL at: http://www.aftexsw.com/aftex/products/java/bzip/ I find that 4 classes in this product are particularly attractive for reuse. I have shot off an e-mail to the author asking to relax the license so that we give proper credits to him while using the code under ASF's license. Meanwhile, I am wondering what are the alternatives we have, given such a situation, other than re-coding. For example, how did we get access to the tar utils, which seems to have been under GPL earlier? Did we get it by lobbying with the author? In summary, can some of you License Gurus please guide me on what steps I can/need to take next? Magesh -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
