I like playing in the sandbox, I just don't like to be unpleasantly surprised on what I find buried within. I can see both sides, but it does appear to be IMPERATIVE that the catbox... err sandbox be kept clean for visitors.
We simply cannot become, or even appear to become, a public repository for copyrighted code. ******************************************* Richard A. Sitze Costin Manolache wrote: > Martin Cooper wrote: > > >>I found a few things not yet mentioned: >> >>1) In codec\Metaphone.java, "Copyright 1997, William B. Brogden", which is >>clearly a problem. >> >>2) In scaffold, numerous instances of "Copyright (c) 2002 Synthis >>Corporation.", also clearly a problem. > > > Acording to jakarta-commons rules, the sandbox is just a CVS repository > where experiments may happen. > > I see it similar with commiters using their homes or public_html > pages on jakarta - or with the commiters cvs repository. > > The sandbox is open to any jakarta commiter. > > The question is: do we have to police it and monitor all forms > of activities that happen on apache servers ? Because as far as > I can see, there is no difference between a file placed by a > jakarta commiters on his public_html or home and the files > in commons-sandbox. > > We made it very clear that sandbox code can't be released, > and the fact that it is accessible using public cvs and > viewcvs is similar with the public_html files. These were my thoughts exactly, and partly why I only noticed the potential issue (probably non-issue) with jxpath, and not those in codec and scaffold. I was only looking in jakarta-commons, not jakarta-commons-sandbox. > I would propose to ask the sandbox to be removed from viewcvs > and the eventually discuss what to do about the public cvs. > As a way to protect ourself. I wouldn't mind if this is voted > down :-) Certainly a possibility, but that kinda kills the ability to create a community which is the whole point to the sandbox. > What do you think about this issue ? Any other proposed solutions ? Shouldn't we bring this question up with the jakarta PMC? Since this is really a legal question, I would think the board, via the PMC, should have the say on how this should be handled. michael -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: < mailto:commons-dev-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: < mailto:commons-dev-help@;jakarta.apache.org> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:commons-dev-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:commons-dev-help@;jakarta.apache.org>
