from the oreilly radar:

<snip>
It will be possible to merge code under those licenses into GPL3
covered software once the GPL version 3 is really out.
</snip>

That reads like GPL3 code can contain Apache/Eclipse licensed code.
Not that Apache code can contain GPL3.

Here is an interesting comment, by Larry Rosen:
http://www.rosenlaw.com/GPLv3-Comments.htm

<snip>
Apache software can now be included in GPLv3 projects.
</snip>

I am not a lawyer, so just a try to "read" those postings ;-)

-M

On 6/11/07, David Steinkopff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/GPL-likely-to-regain-Apache-compatibility/0,130061733,339276229,00.htm
(english)
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/gplv3_apache_li.html
(english)
 http://www.heise.de/open/news/meldung/90483 (german)

 for example

regards
David


2007/6/11, Matthias Wessendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> where did u read it ?
>
> On 6/11/07, David Steinkopff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I read LGPLv3/GPLv3 will be compatible with Apache License 2.0. Its in
that
> > case possible to include dependencies to LGPLv3 code?
> >
> > regards
> > David
> >
> > 2007/6/10, Martin Marinschek < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >:
> > > No, we cannot include source/binary-dependencies to LGPL code - sorry.
> > >
> > > regards,
> > >
> > > Martin
> > >
> > > On 6/6/07, Cagatay Civici < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > To begin with jboss uses lgpl and that's not compatible with ASF
> > license.
> > > >
> > > > Also frankly I do not want to mess with Jboss stuff cos MyFaces
might
> > face
> > > > with their lawyers too as in Apache Geronimo case in 2004;)
> > > >
> > > > On the other hand facelets is always cool.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 6/6/07, Mike Kienenberger < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > Don't know about Seam, RichFaces, or A4J, but I know that
integrated
> > > > > support for facelets is already part of Tobago and Trinidad, and
is
> > > > > planned for the next version of Tomahawk (for which I recently saw
> > > > > someone create a new branch) by leveraging the infrastructure that
> > > > > Trinidad provides.
> > > > >
> > > > > On 6/6/07, Andrew Robinson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > The more I use JSF, the more comfortable I get with some of the
3rd
> > > > > > party open source libraries and the strengths and weaknesses of
> > each.
> > > > > > Until the JSF specification catches up with the common add-on
> > > > > > technologies for JSF, the proverbial wheel is getting
re-invented
> > all
> > > > > > the time (PPR, skinning, validation, JavaScript libraries,
etc.).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I find myself often using features from Facelets, MyFaces
Tomahawk,
> > > > > > MyFaces Sandbox, Seam framework and some of the components, A4J
> > > > > > framework and components and a little of the RichFaces
components
> > > > > > (tree mainly) (and JDK 1.5 enhancements too).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I think about contributing new components and framework
code to
> > > > > > the open source community, I want to leverage combinations of
these
> > > > > > frameworks, and not have to re-invent the wheel. I'm never sure
> > where
> > > > > > to put this code, and for those projects that I decided to
forward
> > > > > > with I have put them with jsf-comp on sourceforge, but I'd
rather
> > have
> > > > > > them with a larger community for better support.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm wondering what the MyFaces and ASF teams would think about
new
> > > > > > projects under the MyFaces umbrella that leverage other
libraries
> > > > > > provided by JBoss. For example:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - MyFaces+A4J
> > > > > > - MyFaces+RichFaces
> > > > > > - MyFaces+Seam
> > > > > > - MyFaces+Facelets
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This would give open source developers, that find ASF easier to
work
> > > > > > with as an open source foundation, an opportunity to provide new
> > > > > > components that extend the JBoss libraries without having to
> > > > > > contribute to JBoss, a commercially owned company.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What implications are there with this (Facelets vs. JBoss vs.
apache
> > > > > > licenses -- CDDL vs. LGPL vs. ApacheV2)?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is this something that MyFaces/ASF would be interested in, or is
it
> > > > > > recommended more that code that extends JBoss projects be part
of
> > the
> > > > > > JBoss offerings?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > http://www.irian.at
> > >
> > > Your JSF powerhouse -
> > > JSF Consulting, Development and
> > > Courses in English and German
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Matthias Wessendorf
>
> further stuff:
> blog: http://matthiaswessendorf.wordpress.com/
> mail: matzew-at-apache-dot-org
>




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