Hello, I'm the author of AntHill. AFAIK, there is no release of AntHill yet (even in alpha beta release candidate).
I followed all your posts and I learnt a lot about licensing issue I was not aware of. So I plan to come out with a GUI to start a build released under the APL to be compatible with Ant license. Thanks, Frederic Lavigne, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >-----Message d'origine----- >Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 18:26:41 +1000 >A: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >De: Peter Donald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sujet: RE: GUI for Ant > >At 06:27 25/9/00 -0400, you wrote: >>Conor - >> >>This "incompatible license" issue has come up in a lot of different areas. >>Is it due to people just randomly choosing an open source license or are >>there significant differences that other authors are specifically interested >>in? > >Go have a look at GNU pages re GPL and LGPL application to java. Because of >javas linking modle GPL == LGPL with java. That is the reason why no LGPL >GNU java libraries exist. All GNU libraries exist under a LGPL license with >modifications. > >As to why authors choose a different license it is because they want >different freedoms. With BSD based libraries (which Apache is) you are free >to do anything with library as long as you acknowledge "This contains code >form Apache Software Organisation" - GNU saids you are free to do anything >with code as long as you release modifications to the people you distribute >the product to. So if you give Bob a binary you have to also give bob >source if he asks for it. > >Now projects like Anhill and jBoss have authours who release under the GPL. >However as the authors choose to brake the license themselves (Anthill will >include ant or use ant which brakes GPL and jBoss uses JMX and other >libraries) they are really not doing the GPL any good. RMS (one of the main >people who supports free software) considers projects like Anthill and >jBoss to be one of the greatest threat to GPL. Ignorance or ignoring legal >implications devalues the GPL as a commoditity etc and he has spoken out >against many such projects a lot recently. > >So while Anthill is not GPL (cause if it was it couldn't use Ant) it can >never be mixed with APL stuff (or any other non-GPL stuff). > >So while the project may turn out decent I will put every effort into >discouraging use of it as it violates the GPL and is technically not legal. > > >Cheers, > >Pete > >*------------------------------------------------------* >| "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want | >| to test a man's character, give him power." | >| -Abraham Lincoln | >*------------------------------------------------------* > > Frederic Lavigne, [EMAIL PROTECTED] java software at http://www.L2FProd.com ----- La messagerie itin�rante sans abonnement NetCourrier ----- Web : www.netcourrier.com Minitel : 3615 et 3623 NETCOURRIER T�l : 08 36 69 00 21
