I think adding a 'dist-src-nogpl' target to the ant build would definitely be worthwhile. It would build a source dist without any deps or code that are gpl or otherwise more restrictive than the lgpl.
For the _vast_ majority of people, lgpl, gpl, cddl, whatever don't matter - those licenses only apply to re-distribution, so if you're just running rails code on jruby on a server, you can link/load/combine with gpl/whatever and not be affected. Its only those few who re-distribute JRuby itself that need worry. On 15 July 2010 13:35, Rob Heittman <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, that's exactly what I meant by volunteering to serve as part-time IP > police. Either try to obtain compatible licensing, or introduce supported > means for excising the incompatibly licensed code. (e.g. a "nogpl" build > target) More than happy to take that on. > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Stephen Bannasch > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Have either of you tried writing to the authors of the gems that are >> licensed under the gpl to see if they would be willingto re-license under an >> additional (perhaps Ruby's) license? > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email
