you mean this place ? * [EMAIL PROTECTED] i will try to check it out.
2008/9/2, Bernd Fondermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > 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: > > Thanks for sharing this :-) > > However, when determining if a license is compatible with the ASL we > do not trust external people, which are often not familiar with how > we deal with licenses. There is the legal-discuss mailing list here at > Apache where these kinds of problems are discussed. > > Also, your mentors should be familiar with Apache licensing. Please > ask them for more advice or go to legal-discuss. > > Bernd > > > ---------- 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 > >> > > >
