Tools License Review
Hi all, I was looking at the tools code earlier this week, and noticed that the code was licensed under the pure GPL. As such, it seemed plausible that these could be moved up to the GPLv3. The main library code itself can't yet be changed as there is no suitable exception for GPLv3 (equivalent to what we have now) available from the FSF so far, and we would also like to try and remain compatible with the licensing used by OpenJDK. (note: we are already slightly different in that Classpath code can be distributed or modified under the GPLv3 due to the 'or later' clause, whereas OpenJDK can't). However, pure GPL code causes no such problem and so it seemed possible that these files could be changed, just as parts of GCC have already moved from pure GPLv2 to pure GPLv3. However, after discussing this with Mark Wielaard on IRC, it seems these files are mislicensed. I reviewed the code in the tools subdirectory in full and it seems the majority is GPLv2 + Classpath exception like the rest of the library (so it can be used from tools like Ant, etc.). However, the following are all pure GPLv2: tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/ClassRmicCompiler.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/RmicBackend.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/CompilationError.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/Variables.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/MethodGenerator.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/SourceRmicCompiler.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/WrapUnWrapper.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/Main.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/Generator.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/GiopIo.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/RmiMethodGenerator.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/SourceGiopRmicCompiler.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/RMICException.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/rmic/HashFinder.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/serialver/SerialVer.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/DocImpl.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ConstantLong.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/LessThanExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ConstantShort.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ShiftRightExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/TypeCastExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/BinaryShiftExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/GreaterThanOrEqualExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ExclusiveOrExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/DivisionExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/BinaryExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/EqualExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/BinaryBitwiseExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ShiftLeftExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ConstantByte.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/IdentifierExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/GreaterThanExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/NegateExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/AdditionExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/UnknownIdentifierException.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/BinaryEqualityExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/LessThanOrEqualExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/InclusiveOrExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ConstantFloat.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/UnaryExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ConstantDouble.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/LogicalOrExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/SubtractionExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/BitShiftRightExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ConstantString.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/BinaryLogicalExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ModuloExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/Evaluator.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ConstantBoolean.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ConditionalExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ConstantNull.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/BinaryRelationExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/BinaryComputationExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/AndExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/Expression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/NotExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/EvaluatorEnvironment.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/IllegalExpressionException.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ConstantInteger.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/LogicalAndExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/ConstantExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/NotEqualExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/Context.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/LogicalNotExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/MultiplicationExpression.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/Type.java tools/gnu/classpath/tools/gjdoc/expr/Circ
Re: Tools License Review
Il giorno ven, 06/03/2009 alle 16.33 +, Andrew John Hughes ha scritto: > tools/com/sun/tools/javadoc/Main.java > tools/gnu/classpath/tools/doclets/debugdoclet/DebugDoclet.java > tools/gnu/classpath/tools/taglets/TagletContext.java > > Shall we migrate all these to GPLv2 + Classpath exception? I agree, especially if the purpose is to be able to integrate this stuff with OpenJDK or to be consistent with Classpath, so, unless (of course) there are other reasons to not move, I would change the license. Cheers, Mario -- Mario Torre, Software Developer, http://www.jroller.com/neugens/ aicas Allerton Interworks Computer Automated Systems GmbH Haid-und-Neu-Straße 18 * D-76131 Karlsruhe * Germany http://www.aicas.com * Tel: +49-721-663 968-53 pgp key: http://subkeys.pgp.net/ PGP Key ID: 80F240CF Fingerprint: BA39 9666 94EC 8B73 27FA FC7C 4086 63E3 80F2 40CF USt-Id: DE216375633, Handelsregister HRB 109481, AG Mannheim Geschäftsführer: Dr. James J. Hunt Please, support open standards: http://endsoftpatents.org/
