On 05/23/2013 08:53 PM, Luc Maisonobe wrote: > Le 23/05/2013 17:41, Phil Steitz a écrit : >> On 5/23/13 1:18 AM, Thomas Neidhart wrote: >>> I would like to create more examples, but instead of creating my own >>> plotting functions (was ok for simple scatter plots) use something like >>> jfreechart. >>> Is it ok to include this dependency with scope test? >> >> No problem IMO, as long as scope is test. > > I think it is OK if we don't distribute it, due to this: > <http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#prohibited> > > So it would be better if it is not a declared as a dependency (typically > not in the pom), but as an external tool. > > Look for example at > <http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-b>, there is an > interesting sentence in the explanation: > > By attaching a prominent label to the distribution and requiring > an explicit action by the user to get the reciprocally-licensed > source, users are less likely to be unaware of restrictions > significantly different from those of the Apache License. Please > include the URL to the product's homepage in the prominent label. > > The "explicit action by the user" part is the reason I would suggest > not to declare a dependency in the pom.
I have now found xchart (http://xeiam.com/xchart.jsp) which is available from maven central, is released under Apache license and seems to support all that I need, so I will give it a try. Thomas --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
