Thomas J Lukasik wrote:
> Wes,
>
> You are obviously unaware of the document at:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/java/why-gnu-packages.txt
I'm quite aware of it.
> Allow me to quote from it:
Really, you'd have to ask Per for permission, but we'll assume, on the basis of
his publicly stated opinions, that he won't go after you for copyright
infringement. :-)
> "There is no measurable benefit of using org.gnu instead of gnu. I refuse
> to be concerned over anybody who might use gnu as a package prefix without
> co-ordinating with gnu.org - that's their problem, not ours."
>
> What does the statement "..that's there problem not ours." say about
> arrogance and ownership of 'GNU'?
A "refusal to be concerned" is not a statement of ownership. I read it the
other way -- go ahead and put your package under "gnu.*", if it causes a
conflict, you figure it out. Per and I, we don't care one way or the other.
Apathy's not the same as arrogance.
You're entitled to your own opinion, and you're entitled to use "gnu.*" or
"org.gnu.*" as you wish. Last time I checked, no one had filed a lawsuit for
breach of Java package namespace. If you're paranoid, encrypt and seal your
JAR.
Wes
