On 6/12/07, Trustin Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 6/13/07, Richard Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Next, is how we'll get the project started.
> 1) Start from scratch
> 2) Copy protocol-dns and build from there, using dnsjava and dnsjnio for
> reference.
> 3) Pursue importing, relicensing under ASL 2.0, and refactoring dnsjava
> (http://www.dnsjava.org/index.html), with permission from Brian
> Wellington, the author.
> 4) Import dnsjava under the BSD license, changing the name and package
> and making a reference to the original dnsjava in the LICENSE file
> (assuming this is the way it works according to the BSD license).
> 5) Pursue importing, relicensing under ASL 2.0, and building from
> dnsjnio (http://sourceforge.net/projects/dnsjnio/), with permission from
> the author, Alex.
>
> I like #3 if Brian is willing to contribute the code. It is mature and
> well used by other projects. It has a good, solid suite of unit tests
> that will help in porting it to use MINA. I don't like the idea of
> trying to use dnsjava without Brian's approval even if it is within the
> bounds of the BSD license. So if we can't get approval from him, my
> next choice would be #2. I haven't had a chance to look much at
> dnsjnio, so I'm not sure about #5, although Stefano seems to think that
> he'd be more willing to relicense his code.
>
> I'm sure there are some alternatives I'm missing. But I hope this is a
> good start at summarizing the options we've come up with so far.
I prefer the option #3, too. WDYT guys?
My thoughts are same as Richard. #3, then #2, no experience with #5.
Enrique
