Are you kidding me? We can't ascertain a file format from some example file and create a similarly-formatted file in our test resources which exhibits this format to make sure we handle it? It's CSV! I can't imagine anyone can claim this is their IP. Do they have a patent on using CSV in this fashion?
On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 10:08 AM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 1 August 2013 14:51, James Carman <ja...@carmanconsulting.com> wrote: >> Why not just create files that look like these files? Do we have to >> use the originals? > > If it's necessary to read the originals to create the look-alikes, > that seems like cheating to me. > I don't think that's something as a part of the ASF that Commons > should even consider. > >> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:56 AM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 1 August 2013 13:48, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 5:48 AM, Emmanuel Bourg <ebo...@apache.org> >>>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> Le 01/08/2013 04:03, ggreg...@apache.org a écrit : >>>> >> >>>> >> > - Add some real world CSV files. >>>> >> >>>> >> Are we allowed to distribute these files? >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > I did not see any copyrights, or licenses. I did not text that states you >>>> > cannot. I do see text about "Open Government Initiatives" here >>>> > http://www.ferc.gov/open.asp but that does not talk specifically about >>>> > these sample files (as far as I read at least, which is not that deeply.) >>>> >>>> Since there is some uncertainty, please ask on legal-discuss (and/or >>>> via a LEGAL JIRA) first. >>>> >>> >>> I created https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-175 >>> >>> Gary >>> >>> >>>> In the meantime, I think the CSV files should be removed. >>>> >>>> Even if we are allowed to redistribute the files (note: we are not >>>> just using them), I expect there will need to be at least a mention in >>>> the LICENSE file. >>>> >>>> > Gary >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >> >>>> >> Emmanuel Bourg >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >>>> >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org >>>> > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition< >>>> http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> >>>> > JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> >>>> > Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> >>>> > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com >>>> > Home: http://garygregory.com/ >>>> > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org >>> Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second >>> Edition<http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> >>> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> >>> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> >>> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com >>> Home: http://garygregory.com/ >>> Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
