We need to delete the bdbje package (http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jakarta/jcs/trunk/auxiliary-builds/jdk14/src/java/org/apache/jcs/auxiliary/disk/bdbje/)
Sleepycat's licence has downstream issues for commercial users, so it's not something that ASF projects can use. Hen On 10/3/05, Henri Yandell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, more info. > > Sleepycat's BDB JE licence is not usable for the ASF, its 3rd clause > makes it viral: > > " * 3. Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information on > * how to obtain complete source code for the DB software and any > * accompanying software that uses the DB software. The source code > * must either be included in the distribution or be available for no > * more than the cost of distribution plus a nominal fee, and must be > * freely redistributable under reasonable conditions. For an > * executable file, complete source code means the source code for all > * modules it contains. It does not include source code for modules or > * files that typically accompany the major components of the operating > * system on which the executable file runs." > > The ASF is about not putting those kinds of conditions on the > downstream users. In effect, it's the same problem as GPL. So can we > please kill the bdbje package as soon as possible. It came up over at > directory.apache.org a few months ago: > > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/directory-dev/200507.mbox/[EMAIL > PROTECTED] > > More to come on the LGPL one in a week or two. > > Hen > > On 9/29/05, Smuts, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I deleted jisp last week. > > > > Javagroups is just the old name for jgroups. It is only used in an > > optional jar that we can choose not to even build for now. > > > > Aaron > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Henri Yandell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:38 AM > > > To: Smuts, Aaron > > > Cc: JCS Developers List; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; turbine-jcs- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Official jcs release? > > > > > > Let's go with some Hen-puts-neck-on-the-line-answers. > > > > > > On 9/22/05, Smuts, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > If Jisp is GPL, then I'll cut it out in the next day or so. It was > > only > > > > in an experimental directory as an optional plugin and never seemed > > to > > > > work very well anyway. > > > > > > Jisp 2.5.1 is good to use. The licence looks okay to me, and I didn't > > > get any negatives on the legal-discuss list; just didn't get a lot > > > terribly positive either. However someone pointed out that there were > > > substantial improvements in the newer version, but while you'll want > > > to move to that, it's GPL and we can't touch it. > > > > > > So I imagine you'll want to kill the Jisp bit, you can't use 3.x, but > > > the current 2.5.x usage is not a legal problem. > > > > > > > The jgroups is now in a directory called jdk1.4 extensions along > > with a > > > > Berkeley DB disk cache plugin. We can keep both out of the > > distribution > > > > for now. > > > > > > Definitely must be kept out of the distribution. > > > > > > I see a directory called auxiliary-builds containing two > > sub-directories: > > > > > > # javagroups/ > > > # jdk14/ > > > > > > Any idea what the licence is on javagroups? (that directory has a > > > project.xml that depends on javagroups). My google attempts get mixed > > > up with jgroups. > > > > > > The good news is that the jgroups stuff is optional, this should be > > > allowed soon I think and I'm going to take an active attitude with the > > > board and inform them that we have this and are not planning to remove > > > the code currently. > > > > > > The bdb stuff is fine I think as long as we obey their licence (which > > > looks like we have to make sure we document how to get their source in > > > a clear manner). > > > > > > > The core of JCS should have almost no dependencies outside of > > Jakarta > > > > except for util concurrent. > > > > > > Always good. > > > > > > Hen > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
