mattcasters commented on PR #8304: URL: https://github.com/apache/hop/pull/8304#issuecomment-5717380082
Technically, Pentaho libformula implements the `OpenFormula` standard. The Apache POI variant I would call `POI Formula`. The main blockers for using the libformula library from Pentaho were the unmaintained status and age as well as the LGPL license on top of it. To unblock at least the second part I had Gemini rewrite the library from scratch against the spec [here](https://github.com/ProjectDataHopper/hop-pentaho-formula/issues/1). I's a green-field re-implementation so brought back to APL2 and can be further maintained under Apache Hop. @rmannibucau I would not abandon the progress you made just like that. The arguments agains maintaining a separate stable set of formula is weak because it's essentially just bug fixing work. For the migration work I can bring the APL2 OpenFormula variant into the Hop project as a drop-in replacement for the PDI/Kettle formula step. This should allow migrations to continue while we see if we can fix the last couple of compatibility issues with the work Romain has been doing. I'm happy to help out either way. It's all for the best. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
