On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 16:19:36 +0200, Emmanuel Bourg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Henri Yandell wrote: > > > Now we're onto the IANAL stuff and ponderings on how to get such > > suggestions to a lawyer without it turning into an expensive 2 week > > Q&A. Can Promissory Estoppel (whatever that is) be given just on a > > website etc. > > > > For example, I'd love to see an ASF lawyer come up with a concise > > 'footnote' to the LGPL that we could ask Java LGPL users to add to > > their licences. Or just a 'promissory estoppel' that could be placed > > there. > > That's a good idea, how do we contact the ASF lawyers ?
With difficulty. Eavesdropping on the board list, they are working on ways to get a better line of communication to the legal team (and getting a more defined legal team). There are some number of pro-bono hours per month, but these are easy to use up I think. My plan for this issue is: 1) Identify the current situation to get away from the "Can I use project X which is under LGPL" questions. See http://wiki.apache.org/jakarta/LicenceIssues. 2) Ensure the Jakarta cvs repository is clean in regards to said issues. 3) Collate ideas for work-arounds. Plugin-architecture; footnotes to LGPL etc. 4) Any work-arounds that seem good would then be put on a request for the board to consider. Hen --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
