On 15.02.2003 18:05:31 Christian Geisert wrote: > Jeremias Maerki wrote: > > I've just checked de.xml as an example. It refers to the LPPL > > (http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.html). IANAL but the point 7 of the > > "conditions on distribution and modification" state that the licence > > under which the modified file (de.xml) is distributed must meet some > > requirements. The APL cannot meet them IMO. Therefore we must remove > > this file. Do you guys agree? > > Yes, IIUC Apache Software License does not forbid the distribution > under the original filename. > (not that it would make sense to rename de.xml to dehyph.tex and > distribute it..) > > Mmmh .. looks like we'll have to remove those files. > > <sidenote> > While doing a quick search for other hyphenation optiones I've > found a hyphenation dictionary which is based on the TeX > hyphenation tables and licensed under GNU LGPL ... > </sidenote>
Do you have a link? LGPL is not unproblematic as could be seen in recent discussions on community@. I would want clearance from higher up before we used and (a different topic) redistributed the hyphenation patterns. I can take this to the PMC and to licencing if necessary. > What about the planed RC2 release on monday - make it without > hyphenation patterns or wait until the issue is "resolved" IMO make the release without the problematic hyphenation files. It's only a release candidate so this should be ok. Consider it a "known bug". Todos, as I see them: - Remove all incompatible hyphenation files from CVS which are not clear to be ok. - Find Apache-compatible hyphenation files. - Contact the authors of non-GPL and non-LPPL hyphenation files for permission to use and redistribute their hyphenation files. - Maybe write a parser for Tex hyphenation files so they can be directly read by FOP (without conversion to XML, so people can download the hyphenation files themselves and make them responsible to follow the individual licences) - Maybe adjust FOP so it is more flexible reading hyphenation files. - Add something to future release notes about hyphenation. Jeremias Maerki --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
