sorry that i don't understand you appropirately. this is the first mail i send to him: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Samul Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2008-8-22 13:37 Subject: consulting about the license of stlport To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
hi,our group is scratching a project which is incubating by Apache Software Foundation.However,the c++ libarary what we are using (accordrance with GPL) collide with Apache Software License.Thus we have to change the libarary. After browsing stlport license,i found that it might NOT collide with ASL.So i write this letter to confirm if it's totally ok when we use stlport under ASL. Appriciate your help.Thks Sincerely yours Bowen and this is his reply: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Boris Fomitchev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2008-8-23 4:26 Subject: Re: consulting about the license of stlport To: Samul Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes, sure - STLport license does not collide with ASL. Best, -Boris. Then you ,Bernd,brought out the two questions about the relicense problem.I had to say,i didn't quite get it at first time.Not until Jiangshan showed me the importance of the license problem did realized it really of account to make these license things clear.So i wrote to Boris the second letter,and i quoted your question in the letter: I feel terribly sorry that i don't make my question in detail.the mentors of our project wondered that " What license has stlport and can/will it be relicensed to ASL?" we used c++ stl which obeys the GPL license.Unfortunately,it's in the excluded catagory of Apache license.So we had to find another c++ stl.Somebody told us STLPORT is good and may be appropiate to our project.So i have to make it clear that if the license of STLPORT can be relicensed to ASL. this is the license of ASL http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 this is the Third-Party Licensing Policy,i wanna know that whether the STLPORT lisence belongs to the authorized catagory. http://apache.org/legal/3party.html appriciate your help sincerely yours Bowen He have't answered it yet. i don't know if it's the question you wanna us to resolve.It's true that we do have some communication problem and i think the only way to fix it is to communicate MORE.So don't cherish your critics,just bring them on^_^. 2008/9/1, Bernd Fondermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 03:44, Samul Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i wrote to the author to confirm that.waiting for the answer now^_^ > > As said before, it is good practice to copy the list with what you > wrote him and copy his answer to the list, too. > So everyone can actually take part in deal with this important issue > and is not only a bystander. > > There still seems to be a big lack of understanding what working here > at Apache is all about. > > > > Bernd >
