The binaries doesn't matter, Apache releases source code, licensed under Apache license v2.0. And we only distribute certain licensed dependencies.
As Greg said, we need to provide solutions that does not force downstream users into the (L)GPL world. So, a project that requires these dependencies are a no-no. Optionality is key here. As for the virality of some licenses it is also important to ensure that it doesn't leak into Apache code bases. I don't think this is even close to be the case here. IMHO, this looks like a simple case and legal-discuss@ should be able to provide a definitive answer quickly. IIRC, redistributing the LGPL code would not be allowed. -- Niclas On 10 Nov 2009 23:17, "Mark Phippard" <markp...@gmail.com> wrote: On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Greg Stein <gst...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 09:... He is not the only one :) That said, I think the point is why should the default matter? We can either optionally use Neon or we cannot. Even if Neon is the default, if someone builds with only Serf then it becomes the default. As Mike says, we do not provide binaries so we will not be asking to distribute any of these libraries. We will need to find out if it is OK to still supply our dependencies tarball for convenience. -- Thanks Mark Phippard http://markphip.blogspot.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: gener...
