/>> Well how well does GCJ work? / > >GCJ is mostly complete expect for some AWT stuff. > >Actually, we have thrown out the idea of using the OpenOffice filters. >Right now, to implement MS filters for KOffice it comes down to: > >* wv2 (rewrite of wvware, not complete, only for MS Word) >* POI HDF and HSSF for MS Word and MS Excel > >Any thoughts on using wv2 vs. POI?
Well if folks are willing to contribute then I'd go for POI. Wv2 has been around a lot longer and hasn't really gone IMO that far. (but ....I've not looked real recently) />> * Andy uses Gnome ;-)/ > It would be great to see POI used for Gnome Office (Abiword and Gnumeric), > as well as KOffice. >One issue is that the Gnome office uses the GPL which is incompatible with >the Apache license. That is Richard Stallman's belief. IANAL but its not my belief. So basically: work on POI is APL and can be used in KOFFICE, we can't use KOFFICE in POI. (which is fine) /> I'm totally for this and I'll do everything in my power to help! / > Great! The license issue has been brought as a reason why POI can't be > used with GPL Office suites. It would be really great if we could sort > out these license issues so that POI was compatible with the GPL. I was > thinking of e-mailing the general-jakarta list to ask for help with this, > and if I could get your approval for allowing POI to be used with the GPL, > that would be great, because you have much better connections to the > Jakarta project. Well lets start off with this: We're not GPLing anything. Next, there isn't IMHO a problem, other than anyone working on POI will have to agree to release their code under ASL. Read this: http://www.apache.org/foundation/licence-FAQ.html#GPL > Also, I'd like to help with the HDF project, and I was wondering if I > would have to purchase Windows/Office? I'm currently a happy Linux user, > and it would be great if I could just use a free Linux solution like > OpenOffice Word filters to hack the Word format, but somehow I have a > feeling that I might have to get Windows. I use Linux with CrossOver Office. Its $50. I already had a version of MS Office 97. Office runs on linux better than does OpenOffice! (faster!) You should be able to pick up a legal copy of Office 97 pretty cheap I would imagine. In conclusion: 1. We're not switching our license, you're welcome to switch yours (why should we make our software anti-commercial?) 2. We don't feel its incompatible, if you do, that is fine. 3. Any code going into POI must be ASL because of the "viral clause" of the GPL 4. I still think this would be really really cool. -Andy >Thanks, >TJ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
