Thank you for taking time to reply.
The Apache Software Foundation takes a cautious stance on the matter, that says you can't assume that all authors who release code under the LGPL will interpret it to allow the kind of combination you are asking about. If those authors *do* allow it, then I'd imagine the ASF board would accept that in that situation. If the FSF gave a favorable interpretation, we might relax the restriction generally, on the notion that authors generally follow the precedents the FSF sets in their interpretations.
This is precisely why I'm asking for this clarification. I would like to see this restriction relaxed generally.
Furthermore, I would like to see this cleared up so that Java folks who believe in OpenSource and Free Software can work together whenever minds meet.
We do too! Which is why we're hoping for GPL compatability in Apache license v2.
That would be nice. Especially since it would allow us to work with the KOffice folks. They were interested in compiling POI via GCJ/Classpath and maybe poi'd just be the filter for KOffice. It was judged to be too legally precarious to mess with. A resolution of that issue would be nice. . Of course...that is assuming the ASLv2 ever comes out ;-)
thanks,
-andy
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