Hey Paul, this is Roald's original e-mail on the subject with a reference:
http://openlayers.org/pipermail/dev/2009-April/004792.html Best regards, Bart > Bart, > > based on my experience in other projects, it should be sufficient to > include this in a comment at the top of XMLHttpRequest.js with a brief > explanation of the issue and then we should be good to go. > > For the record, I am wondering why it is a problem to include LGPL code in > OpenLayers if it is used as a Library (unmodified)? Roald's remark just > seems to be that we *might* have a GPL infringement, that doesn't seem > terribly convincing to me that there is a problem that we should be > concerned about by including LGPL code. Can anyone elaborate on whether > this is actually a problem, what the problem is, or if there is not, in > actual fact, a problem with including LGPL code. > > Cheers > > Paul > > > On 2010-04-21, at 5:11 AM, bart...@osgis.nl wrote: > >> Hi devs, >> >> since XMLHttpRequest.js had changed its license from Apache license to >> LGPL (see also http://trac.openlayers.org/ticket/2065), we have problems >> with rolling in new versions of the library (see also Roald's remark >> about >> GPL infringement in that particular ticket). >> >> Since the author is based in The Netherlands, I decided to contact him >> to >> ask if we would consider relicensing to the previous Apache license, and >> he agreed to this (see below). >> >> Does this mean we will be able to upgrade XMLHttpRequest in the future, >> or >> do we need more from him? >> >> Best regards, >> Bart >> >> ------------------------- Oorspronkelijk bericht >> ------------------------- >> Onderwerp: Re: XMLHttpRequest.js license >> Van: "Sergey Ilinsky" <ser...@ilinsky.com> >> Datum: Wo, 21 april, 2010 10:45 am >> Aan: bart...@osgis.nl >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Bart, >> >> I authorize OpenLayers to get the latest version of XMLHttpRequest.js >> library and use it under Apache license (Just replace the license note >> in >> the file). Is the written confirmation sufficient? >> >> Yes, I am based in the Netherlands, living in Amsterdam. Have worked for >> Backbase for 3 years, now working at Nedstat. In my free time I am busy >> with >> Ample SDK <http://www.amplesdk.com/>, new JavaScript GUI Framework (also >> open source) which among other features such as support for XUL also >> bring >> SVG to all browsers and more. >> >> Do you arrange some meet-ups with people working on OpenLayers or other >> client-side developers in Amsterdam? I would be interested in >> getting acquainted with you and others. >> >> Sergey/ >> >> >> >> On 21 April 2010 07:29, <bart...@osgis.nl> wrote: >> >>> Hi Sergey, >>> >>> the OpenLayers project (http://www.openlayers.org) uses your >>> XMLHttpRequest.js library, but now has trouble upgrading because of >>> your >>> license change from Apache license to LGPL. >>> >>> Would you consider relicensing your library under Apache for the >>> OpenLayers project? >>> >>> TIA. >>> >>> Btw, I see you are also based in The Netherlands? >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Bart >>> >>> >> <untitled-[2].html>_______________________________________________ >> Dev mailing list >> Dev@openlayers.org >> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev > > > __________________________________________ > > Paul Spencer > Chief Technology Officer > DM Solutions Group Inc > http://research.dmsolutions.ca/ > > _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list Dev@openlayers.org http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
