By the way, another question: You are signing your mail with 'Bowen' while your from address reads 'Samul Kevin'.
How are these two person interrelated? Just asking :-) Bernd On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 09:42, Samul Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sorry that i don't understand you appropirately. > this is the first mail i send to him: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Samul Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008-8-22 13:37 > Subject: consulting about the license of stlport > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > hi,our group is scratching a project which is incubating by Apache > Software Foundation.However,the c++ libarary what we are using (accordrance > with GPL) collide with Apache Software License.Thus we have to change the > libarary. > After browsing stlport license,i found that it might NOT collide with > ASL.So i write this letter to confirm if it's totally ok when we use stlport > under ASL. Appriciate your help.Thks > > > Sincerely yours > > Bowen > > and this is his reply: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Boris Fomitchev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008-8-23 4:26 > Subject: Re: consulting about the license of stlport > To: Samul Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Yes, sure - STLport license does not collide with ASL. > > Best, > -Boris. > > Then you ,Bernd,brought out the two questions about the relicense problem.I > had to say,i didn't quite get it at first time.Not until Jiangshan showed me > the importance of the license problem did realized it really of account to > make these license things clear.So i wrote to Boris the second letter,and i > quoted your question in the letter: > I feel terribly sorry that i don't make my question in detail.the mentors of > our project wondered that " What license has stlport and can/will it be > relicensed to ASL?" > we used c++ stl which obeys the GPL license.Unfortunately,it's in the > excluded catagory of Apache license.So we had to find another c++ > stl.Somebody told us STLPORT is good and may be appropiate to our project.So > i have to make it clear that if the license of STLPORT can be relicensed to > ASL. > this is the license of ASL > http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 > this is the Third-Party Licensing Policy,i wanna know that whether the > STLPORT lisence belongs to the authorized catagory. > http://apache.org/legal/3party.html > > appriciate your help > > sincerely yours > > Bowen > > He have't answered it yet. i don't know if it's the question you wanna > us to resolve.It's true that we do have some communication problem and i > think the only way to fix it is to communicate MORE.So don't cherish your > critics,just bring them on^_^. > > > 2008/9/1, Bernd Fondermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 03:44, Samul Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > i wrote to the author to confirm that.waiting for the answer now^_^ >> >> As said before, it is good practice to copy the list with what you >> wrote him and copy his answer to the list, too. >> So everyone can actually take part in deal with this important issue >> and is not only a bystander. >> >> There still seems to be a big lack of understanding what working here >> at Apache is all about. >> >> >> >> Bernd >> >
