The ASF does see a problem. Until the FSF has clarified the relationship
between "linking" and Java's import concept the ASF's policy is not to
allow usage of LGPL packages. There are certain exceptions. For example,
if you have a JAI-compatible image codec under the LPGL you could use it
because FOP would directly link only with the JAI API, not with the
codec that's made available through JAI.

See also:
http://nagoya.apache.org/wiki/apachewiki.cgi?Licensing

I think it's no problem if you modify your copy of FOP to use one of the
LGPL packages. The ASF simply cannot publish code that uses these
packages at the moment.

A possible work-around is to establish a better plug-in concept for our
image lib adapters in HEAD (not 0.20.5) so interested parties can create
plug-ins outside of the ASF to use LGPL libraries.

On 23.01.2004 00:19:28 Dalibor Topic wrote:
> While I understand that GPL2 and ASL 1.1 are not compatible, I don't see 
> a problem with LGPL 2.1 and ASL 1.1. Could you elaborate?


Jeremias Maerki

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