RE: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread Galbreath, Mark
There is no liability issue as long as you abide by the license, which merely requires that credit is given to Apache for redistributed software containing ASF code. http://jakarta.apache.org/turbine/common/license.html Mark -Original Message- From: Malcolm Davis [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread Andrew Hill
certainly completely invalid... -Original Message- From: Galbreath, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 19:27 To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' Subject: RE: Indemnification copyright There is no liability issue as long as you abide by the license, which merely

RE: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread Galbreath, Mark
Users Mailing List Subject: RE: Indemnification copyright His employer is worried that one of the struts contributers could include some code that someone else has rights to and that as a user of struts his employer would be then be legally liable for such an infringement. In this event the Apache

RE: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread Andrew Hill
]] Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 20:15 To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' Subject: RE: Indemnification copyright I think that's a bit of a stretch. I have no doubt in my mind that the guys producing the nightly builds have more professional integrity than to incorporate code of questionable origins

Re: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread Karim Saloojee
PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 2:27 PM Subject: RE: Indemnification copyright Have to agree with you there. I can't imagine for an instance the struts contributors would ever be adding dodgy code, way I see it, its purely a hypothetical question as far as struts is concerned. You

Re: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread jsadove
respond to Struts Users Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Struts Users Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Joseph Sadove/DKBDS USA/DKB) Subject: Re: Indemnification copyright I also agree, the Struts coders would never be adding what amounts to stolen code

RE: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread Malcolm Davis
. But this is the fear of these corporate lawyers. - Malcolm -Original Message- From: Malcolm Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 7:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Indemnification copyright To Struts Team, Developers and Users I am presently in a predicament

RE: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread jsadove
e/DKBDS USA/DKB) Subject: RE: Indemnification copyright I appreciate everybody’s comments. This problem extends beyond Struts, but to all freeware, opens source, etc, inside this particular organization. The organization is a multi-billion dollar IT firm, (I will leave it at that). 1. The

RE: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread Martin Cooper
PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 5:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Indemnification copyright To Struts Team, Developers and Users I am presently in a predicament on my present contract. I am not allowed to use STRUTS unless my employer can be indemnified from

Re:[OT] Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread David Derry
And what are they doing to prevent 'accidental patent material inclusion' by in-house developers? - Original Message - From: Malcolm Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] I appreciate everybody's comments. This problem extends beyond Struts, but to all freeware, opens source, etc, inside this

RE: [OT] Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread Malcolm Davis
ha, ha! Great question! Nothing that I know of -Original Message- From: David Derry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 5:33 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re:[OT] Indemnification copyright And what are they doing to prevent 'accidental patent

RE: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread Malcolm Davis
Martin, Thanks for your insight. I will do some more research and then contact ASF. - Malcolm -Original Message- From: Martin Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 4:37 PM To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' Subject: RE: Indemnification copyright I think

Re: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread Zahid Rahman
PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 3:23 AM Subject: RE: Indemnification copyright Martin, Thanks for your insight. I will do some more research and then contact ASF. - Malcolm -Original Message- From: Martin Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002

Re: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-23 Thread Zahid Rahman
PROTECTED] To: Struts Users Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 4:49 AM Subject: Re: Indemnification copyright To answer your original question There is a company called Price Waterhouse. It is a well known and respected consultancy company who can give you

Re: Indemnification copyright

2002-09-22 Thread Eddie Bush
I don't understand what you mean. I believe the ASF license is such that you can include things from them (you need to give credit somehow for what you do use), but not have to do anything special. You wouldn't have to make it open-source or anything like that. I suppose you mean your