'Sure they can, but how do you know if a license is compatible (maybe it should spit out "IANAL" j/k)? Well anyway, I do agree that a license attribute maybe useful none the less.
-aps On 8/30/07, Dennis Lundberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If the dependencies have maven pom.xml files, they can specify the > license in them. > > Alexander Sack wrote: > > Just out of curiosity, how the heck would you figure this out? Seems > like > > this would be too complicated to do in software though I AM 100% FOR > > replacing corporate legal teams with a Mojo! :D! > > > > -aps > > > > On 8/30/07, Wayne Fay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Not that I know of. If you write it, please contribute it back, > >> perhaps someone else would find it useful. > >> > >> Wayne > >> > >> On 8/30/07, Stephen More <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> I would like to release some code as "open source", but I am not sure > >>> which license to pick. > >>> > >>> "Does your project currently use any open source code? If so, then you > >>> may need to use the same license that the open source code uses, or > >>> another license that is compatible with it." > >>> > >>> Maven does a great job with figuring out dependencies. Based on these > >>> dependencies is there a plugin that can identify what license could > >>> be assigned to this project ? > >>> > >>> > >>> -Thanks > >>> Steve More > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- > Dennis Lundberg > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- "What lies behind us and what lies in front of us is of little concern to what lies within us." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
