Hello,
i found the following comment in Cvs.java:
// XXX: we should use JCVS (www.ice.com/JCVS) instead of command line
// execution so that we don't rely on having native CVS stuff around
// (SM)
whatever that means - i had no time for waiting for that and because
we use ant on an AS/400 (works great) i startet programming. i have
done a first version of a module which does a checkout. but
unfortunatly we have an license problem here because jcvs is gpl, ant
ist apache. what can i do?
for more information read my discussion with stafano:
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"M . Dietrich" wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 11:55:16PM +0200, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote:
> > "M . Dietrich" wrote:
> > > hi Stefano,
> > > On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 05:34:52PM +0200, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote:
> > > > "M . Dietrich" wrote:
> > > > > i'm about to integrate jcvs in ant - interested?
> > > > what about licensing problems? isn't JCVS gpl-ed?
> > > mmpf - i'm not a license guru. yes it is, is that a problem?
> > Of course. GPL is viral. It's incompatible with the Apache License.
> mmm - as i probably said before: i hate those license-wars.
I do too, but they are there, you can't simply do whatever you want.
> > > i just
> > > wrote a bridge that uses jcvs and fits in ant. put ant & jcvs in
> > > your classpath and everything's fine :) don't know if the license
> > > forbits this. i don't include jcvs, modify it or whatever. i would
> > > put my sourcesnippet under any free license that fits best.
> > That doesn't work. Everything you statically compile some GPL code,
> > your code requires to be GPL....
> is java statically compiled to that?
Everytime you do
new JCVS()
this is considered as static compilation by the GPL.
> but anyway jcvs is under gpl, not
> lgpl. perharps we can ask the jcvs-guys to put that parts i need under
> lgpl? would that help?
Probably, but JCVS is an application not a library.
> then i could put my code under apache-license.
>
> > > btw: i'm ready with an fixed (non configureable) export. that's
> > > all i needed today. export & checkout are different, i need export
> > > more so i start working on configurability, followed by checkout.
> > Tell the ant-dev mail list about this, but keep in mind the GPL
> > issue is a big one: we won't allow licensing-viral code to enter ant
> > CVS. This is a general Apache rule.
> i understand that license stuff but don't have the time to discuss
> that in detail. could you do that?
no, I don't have the time
> could you mention my module in the
> list for me (i get hundreds of mails a day and don't want to be
> involved in another mailinglist :)?
don't tell me :)
> that would be great.
No, sorry, I don't have time to back you up on this.
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Stefano Mazzocchi One must still have chaos in oneself to be
able to give birth to a dancing star.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Friedrich Nietzsche
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