On Nov 24, 2011, at 1:38 PM, Pedro Giffuni <p...@apache.org> wrote: > Rob; > > --- On Thu, 11/24/11, Rob Weir <rabas...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >>> Hi Ariel; >>> >>> If the comment on the Wiki has been approved by >> Apache >>> legal and not just an interpretation you guys are >> right. >>> >> >> Weak copy left (category-b) like MPL may be included in our >> binary releases but not our source releases. We can also >> automate downloading the source for these modules as a non >> default build option. >> > I conceded this a while ago, yes. > >> We are not required to move MPL code from SVN. > > Your ability to draw (wrong) conclusions according to > what you want to do never ceases to amaze me (it was > the same thing with dmake). If we can keep MPL code > on SVN why not bring nss
Dmake is not MPL. And I've never commented on nss. In any case the project is not going to grind to a halt every time you are unsure. If you think we are doing something wrong then you need to back that with some authority, a link to a policy statement or authoritative interpretation. A number of us have already looked into this deeply, discussed with mentors, etc on this list and on legal-discuss. I don't expect that everyone followed all of the discussions. But until you have, it us silly to suggest that we're wrong. -Rob > > Pedro. > >> But we should be >> removing GPL code since we cannot distribute that in source >> or binary releases. >> >> >>> I tend to be pretty strict in this type of issues so >>> please excuse me for scaring you all ;-). >>> >>> Pedro. >>> >>> --- On Thu, 11/24/11, Ariel Constenla-Haile <arie...@apache.org> >> wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 06:29:42AM >>>> -0800, Pedro Giffuni wrote: >>>>> Hunspell is still the main spellchecker in AOO >> but we >>>>> cannot ship the italian dictionary and even >> the MPL >>>>> dictionaries have to be removed from the >> repository. >>>>> >>>>>> Exactly, what do you mean by saying "You >> can go >>>> ahead and >>>>>> kill hunspell from the tree"? >>>>>> >>>>> We are not allowed to ship copyleft (strong or >> weak) >>>> in >>>>> source releases so the same rules about not >>>> download+patching >>>>> copyleft apply to hunspell. >>>>> >>>>> Unless I misunderstood something? >>>> >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/OOOUSERS/ipclearance.html >>>> Task 1: Clarify legal usage of Category B (eg >> MPL) >>>> libraries >>>> >>>> Binary builds of libraries can be shipped with >> binary >>>> release of AOO. >>>> Source code of libraries can remain on an Apache >> server but >>>> (like >>>> ext_sources of old OOo.) >>>> BUT >>>> * source code of libraries is not shipped in >> a source >>>> release of AOO >>>> * instead it can be downloaded and built >> during >>>> bootstrap, but only when >>>> developer uses a configure option >> that is >>>> off by default >>>> >>>> [end of quote] >>>> >>>> that's why rev. 1204995 >>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1204995 >>>> introduces: >>>> --enable-hunspell - off by default >>>> --enable-hyphen - off by default >>>> >>>> >>>> * Category B sources are not included >>>> * Using system/building Category B libraries is >> off by >>>> default >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> -- >>>> Ariel Constenla-Haile >>>> La Plata, Argentina >>>> >>
