Now I've gone from digest to individual emails, keeping up might be easier...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 27/02/2003 03:08:17 AM: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > From: Leo Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > yep. So don't drop the binary until you have a) policy, b) desire and c) > an ok to make apache into > a redistribution point of third-party software. Just b) doesn't cut it. The issue for the ASF is that we already *are* distributing third-party software via cvs and viewcvs. jdom, w3c stuff like dom2, jaxp, JLex, tidy etc.... > Licensing policy is quite tricky and lots of things need to be done > before the ASF should even consider Now there's an understatement. > For example, the docs started at > http://nagoya.apache.org/wiki/apachewiki.cgi?Licensing should be made > into an authoritive source on > www.apache.org that unambiguously answers "yes" or "no" with regard to > > "can we link to software under license X?", And what does 'linking' mean for languages used by the ASF, e.g. Java, PHP, Perl, scripting languages like Javascript? > "can we redistribute software under license X in source form and/or > binary form?", > "how do we provide these licenses when we redistribute or link to > software under license X?", > "what other steps doe we take when we redistribute or link to software > under license X?" e.g. credits, details in documentation, etc. > Not sure if your project can distribute JUnit? Then don't, even if that > makes life terribly inconvenient. That seems to be the opposite of most projects current stance. > sourcecode under its own license. Yes, binary, but it is the best first > step and it solves a real need. Just to play devils advocate, what is that need, Given that there current is a repository distributing ASF binaries with their license. This is not a facetious comment, but a desire to explore what the need is for an ASF-blessed repository. -- dIon Gillard, Multitask Consulting Blog: http://www.freeroller.net/page/dion/Weblog Work: http://www.multitask.com.au --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
