we'v checked all the libs we use in our project and post a list on
incubating website.
>>
http://incubator.apache.org/bluesky/files/html/lib_support.html
>>
the list contains the header files which we include in our source. At first
we don't know that the related LGPL or GPL code can't be uploaded to svn
repository. Abruptly, we uploaded all the source code and obviously we got a
goooood lesson. After that we consulted the legal problems and cleaned the
code which violated ASL. We planned to place the clean version source code
to our website 202.117.16.176 and hope that someone , at Apache community,
would be willing to have a double check of our code to ensure it won't
collide with ASL.
Rencently, We were about to place the clean code on our
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a very embarrass thing happened. This ip
202.117.16.176 of our website which could be visited by outnet is now
forbidden by Network Department.So we have to apply for a new ip-_-!. Don't
how long it will cost. But i will post at mailing list as soon as we've done
everything.
Thanks.
Bowen2008/11/20 Luciano Resende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Henry is trying to find out if there are any open legal issues other
> then the ones already discussed in legal-discuss.
> So, apart from FFmpeg and libstdc++, is there any other legal issues
> that still need to be investigated ?
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Samul Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > the following is two posts replied to my post of consulting the legal
> > problem with FFmpeg
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > *William A. Rowe, Jr.*
> >
> > 发送至 legal-discuss
> >
> > 显示详细信息 9月25日
> >
> > 回复
> >
> >
> >
> > Samul Kevin wrote:
> >>
> >> You can use libavcodec or libavformat in your commercial program, but
> >> /any patch you make must be published/. The best way to proceed is to
> >> send your patches to the FFmpeg mailing list.
> >>
> >> here is the url of the general faq:
> http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/general.html
> >
> > # Contributions should be licensed under the LGPL 2.1, including an "or
> any
> > later version" clause, or the MIT license. GPL 2
> > including an "or any later version" clause is also acceptable, but LGPL
> is
> > preferred.
> >
> > Wow. That's fairly ambiguous.
> >
> > I don't know how this is going to pan out, but thought I should pass on
> the
> > relevant quotation.
> >
> > Shipping LGPL isn't allowed, but as an /optional/ dependency it's
> possible
> > for projects to offer support to it.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > Samul Kevin wrote:
> >>
> >> 2008/9/25 William A. Rowe, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >
> >> > Shipping LGPL isn't allowed, but as an /optional/ dependency it's
> >> > possible for projects to offer support to it.
> >>
> >
> > Please review http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html and discuss
> with
> > the incubating project's mentors. This issue was asked and answered
> about
> > two years ago when bluesky sought incubation.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > I checked the "resolved" page and found the following words:
> >>>
> > GNU LGPLThe LGPL is ineligible primarily due to the restrictions it
> places
> > on larger works, violating the third license criterion. Therefore,
> > LGPL-licensed works must not be included in Apache products.>>Since no
> other
> > people in leagl discussion mailing list replied my post. I thought that's
> a
> > veto to use ffmpeg. If i misunderstood something , please tell me. We do
> > need advices to improve our work at apache.
> >
> > Bowen
> >
> >
> >
> > 2008/11/20 Henri Yandell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >> Hi bluesky people, I was on the board call today and read your report
> >> regarding the ffmpeg dependency. I'm on the Legal PMC and am hoping
> >> that by coming over to your list I can help with the licensing
> >> checklist as you guys seem to be more complex license wise than an
> >> incubator project usually is.
> >>
> >> My initial question for you is where you currently are on legal
> >> issues? What's open, what's resolved etc?
> >>
> >> Hopefully I can be of use,
> >>
> >> Hen
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bowen Ma a.k.a Samul Kevin @ Bluesky Dev Team XJTU
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Luciano Resende
> Apache Tuscany, Apache PhotArk
> http://people.apache.org/~lresende <http://people.apache.org/%7Elresende>
> http://lresende.blogspot.com/
>
--
Bowen Ma a.k.a Samul Kevin @ Bluesky Dev Team XJTU
