> From: Stefano Mazzocchi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > "Morrison, John" wrote: > > > > I think I may need to back out of the commit for CheckStyle. > > This was posted to the Ant-User list: > > > > "> Does anyone know the legalities of including this in > binary format > > > with an Apache license project?? > > > > Legally, you can't - you could provide it as two separate downloads, > > though, but only of your project doesn't rely on it. > > > > Whether writing an Ant task using the GPL is legal under > the GPL is a > > different question, though (as the task relies on code that has been > > licensed under a license that has been declared incompatible to the > > GPL by the FSF). > > > > Stefan" > > > > If we can't have it in CVS, I'll change the build to > > make it an optional component and display messages if > > it doesn't exist... > > > > What should be done? (Anybody legally clue'd up?) > > CheckStyle is GPL so we can't redistribute it without having > to make the > entire thing (that is Cocoon!) GPL.
Consider it gone. > Now, since we use that as a development tool (unlike Ant > which would be > shipping it as a product) I think we are pretty much safe, > but I'm sure > some ASF members would disagree. > > So, please, remove any GPL'ed stuff from CVS. > > Alternatives are: > > 1) let each one of us download it separately (and write it in the > build.xml instructions in that case) Will leave the target in the build.xml and add instructions on how to enable it... > 2) contact the guy who wrote it and convince him to dual license the > package (or even better, donate it to ant or similar) > > But there is something else: code style is like taste: > everyone has its > own. > > Currently we have 13000 style errors? I personally don't care. Personally, style I don't care. Thought the checking for redundant import statements was useful though... > I consider it a sign of immaturity (and lack of understanding of > distributed software development dynamics!) to impose some > code style on > others. > > Did you guys follow the month-long thread about > code-formatting over at > general@jakarta? yes, they lost that much time coming to nothing! as > usual. Yeah - I stopped reading about 1/2 way though the thread and just deleted it. <snip/> > [note: 'you' refers not to 'John' but to 'you all'] No offence taken if it was even intended (which I doubt :) J. ======================================================================= Information in this email and any attachments are confidential, and may not be copied or used by anyone other than the addressee, nor disclosed to any third party without our permission. There is no intention to create any legally binding contract or other commitment through the use of this email. Experian Limited (registration number 653331). Registered office: Talbot House, Talbot Street, Nottingham NG1 5HF --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
