What I find strange in all this discussion about tools that are licensed under LGPL is, why does it matter if you do not use the tool in the actual code of the project.
Take for example Checkstyle, you use this tool to check that your code conforms to a coding standard. Checkstyle does NOT: - modify project source code in anyway; - need to be imported/linked/referenced in project source code; or - need to be shipped in project deliverables. So if all of this is accepted, why does it matter that Checkstyle is licensed under LGPL? It is not being "viral". I am worried that a "knee jerk" reaction to LGPL will prevent tools being used on Jakarta projects. Being the original author of Checkstyle - I would see this as a real shame. Regards, Oliver > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam Ruby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 6 February 2003 09:59 > To: community@apache.org > Subject: Re: licensing issues and jars in Avalon > > Leo Simons wrote: > > > > recent board decree (saw it first on the infrastructure list) > > (paraphrasing): the ASF must not distribute software packages (in any > > form) licensed under LGPL, GPL or Sun Binary Code License in any way. > > Sun's Binary Code license permits bundling as part of your Programs. > The short form of this: you can include such things in tars and zips for > your release, but for individually download. In other words, users need > not feel the pain, but developers do. > > Personally, if there are open source alternatives, my recommendation is > that they should be supported instead. > > > I've identified the following jars in avalon CVS repositories > which seem > > like they should be removed based on the information above: > > - checkstyle (jakarta-avalon-apps/tools/checkstyle-all.jar and > > other places) (LGPL) > > If available, then checkstyle can be used during a build - this should > not be any different than using EMACs. Preferably, the build should > skip this step if checkstyle is not available. > > - Sam Ruby --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
