That may have been the approach that JBoss took, but Apache's policy is to obey the requirements on Apache projects that implement JSRs.
Craig On 4/14/05, Stan Silvert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, please forgive me if I missed some important stuff from the beginning of > the thread. > > My point was simply that Sun should not force us to use a "lesser" name. > Unless I've missed it, I don't see that the license actually says anything > like that anyway. From what I understand, and this is the way it was for > J2EE, we are not allowed to call ourselves a JSF implementation until we pass > TCK. That seems to be the meaning of paragraph 2 of the license. BTW, I'm > not an attorney and I don't play one on the net. > > Of course I'm sure everyone wants us to pass TCK, Sun included. This is why > I think we should contact someone with authority on this to make sure Sun > won't get bent out of shape if we just call it MyFaces 1.0.9. Have we done > that? > > Calling it beta or release candidate or whatever hurts the project as it > implies that MyFaces is not ready for prime time. > > This just seems like common sense to me. > > Stan Silvert > JBoss, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig McClanahan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thu 4/14/2005 6:18 PM > To: Stan Silvert > Cc: MyFaces Development; Sean Schofield > Subject: Re: Who belongs to the 'apsite' group on Minotaur? > > On 4/14/05, Stan Silvert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <rant> > > It seems to me that all this will be very confusing for users whether we > > call this "Beta" or "non-final". We might as well call it "horse poop", > > because nobody will want to use it in a real app. > > > > It IS MyFaces 1.0.9. It should only be called "Beta" if it is not ready > > for prime time. > > > > I know that before the JBoss Application Server passed the TCK we didn't > > go around calling our product "Beta". > > </rant> > > And that was the subject of considerable discussions :-). > > > > > Can we get a clarification from Sun as to what the requirements are? > > I'm sure they will be reasonable about it. > > See the spec license at the front of the JSF specification, available at: > > http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=127 > > In particular, the second paragraph under "NOTICE: LIMITED LICENSE GRANTS". > > Everyone has always wanted MyFaces to pass the TCK and be certified -- > it's just time to get with the program. > > > > > Stan Silvert > > JBoss, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > callto://stansilvert > > Craig McClanahan > Sun Microsystems, Inc. > (Was co-spec-lead for JSF 1.0) > > >
