Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-12 Thread Michael Haberler
ok, to sum this up: the code in question will be library-type code _only_, and not a standalone application ever I will therefore ask the author to relicense his code as "LGPLv2.1 or later". - Michael Am 11.03.2013 um 01:55 schrieb Matt Shaver: > On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:17:32 +0100 > Michael

Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-11 Thread John Morris
On 03/10/2013 08:31 PM, John Kasunich wrote: > On Sun, Mar 10, 2013, at 09:25 PM, EBo wrote: >> Frankly, I think halscope should either be changed back to to LGPL or >> simply pulled. > > Halscope is a stand-alone application. How does LGPL make sense > for it? By the way, 'LGPL' no longer mean

Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-10 Thread Jon Elson
EBo wrote: > Frankly, I think halscope should either be changed back to to LGPL or > simply pulled. > Are you saying it should be removed from LinuxCNC? How will people tune servos? Jon -- Symantec Endpoint Protectio

Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-10 Thread EBo
On Mar 10 2013 7:31 PM, John Kasunich wrote: > On Sun, Mar 10, 2013, at 09:25 PM, EBo wrote: >> Frankly, I think halscope should either be changed back to to LGPL >> or >> simply pulled. >> >> my 2c >> >>EBo -- > > Huh? > > Halscope is a stand-alone application. How does LGPL make sense > for

Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-10 Thread Gene Heskett
Bo [mailto:e...@sandien.com] > >> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 5:36 PM > >> To: emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > >> Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL > >> > >> A bigger question is will we ever realistically break out

Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-10 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 03/10/2013 07:25 PM, EBo wrote: > Frankly, I think halscope should either be changed back to to LGPL or > simply pulled. By "pulled", do you mean removed from LinuxCNC? If so: do not remove halscope! It's about the most useful and awesome tool we have! -- Sebastian Kuzminsky ---

Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-10 Thread John Kasunich
On Sun, Mar 10, 2013, at 09:25 PM, EBo wrote: > Frankly, I think halscope should either be changed back to to LGPL or > simply pulled. > > my 2c > >EBo -- Huh? Halscope is a stand-alone application. How does LGPL make sense for it? -- John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fm

Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-10 Thread John Kasunich
On Sun, Mar 10, 2013, at 07:40 PM, Steve Stallings wrote: > The core part of HAL was originally released as LGPL by > John Kasunich. Latter additions such as HAL Scope were, > I think, made regular GPL. > > Steve Stallings hal_lib.c and hal.c are LGPL, because the intent was to allow people to

Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-10 Thread EBo
gular GPL. > > Steve Stallings > >> -Original Message- >> From: EBo [mailto:e...@sandien.com] >> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 5:36 PM >> To: emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL >&

Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-10 Thread Matt Shaver
On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:17:32 +0100 Michael Haberler wrote: > I have identified a small piece of code which could take on an > important function in HAL/RTAPI. If it were integrated, it would > become part of the HAL API. > > That code is currently GPL2only. > > The author has expressed willing

Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-10 Thread Steve Stallings
c-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL > > A bigger question is will we ever realistically break out HAL as a > standalone linkable library? Is it OK with the people working > on/playing with HAL that it be used for other projec

Re: [Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-10 Thread EBo
A bigger question is will we ever realistically break out HAL as a standalone linkable library? Is it OK with the people working on/playing with HAL that it be used for other projects? My vote would be for the HAL related stuff be LGPL, but that is my 2c/ EBo -- On Mar 10 2013 3:17 PM, Mi

[Emc-developers] License question - code piece for HAL

2013-03-10 Thread Michael Haberler
I have identified a small piece of code which could take on an important function in HAL/RTAPI. If it were integrated, it would become part of the HAL API. That code is currently GPL2only. The author has expressed willingness to relicense after I told him we might eventually move to (likely)