> -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Kienenberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:13 PM > To: MyFaces Development > Subject: Re: idea regarding components > > On 4/18/06, Abrams, Howard A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Reading that link and under those rules, I would think that you cannot > > include any jar that included any JavaScript or XML; they would count as > > non-binary/source. I haven't looked at facelets closely (because of the > > CDDL license), but I would assume that it includes some XML > > configuration for the standard JSF components. Linking to it with Maven > > might be a different story. > > I don't think Facelets includes any javascript . > > The facelets xml configuration files are not executable content. They > don't do anything. They just associate tags and classes. And they're > only included in binary form in any case(1). > > -Mike > > > (1)This isn't the place to discuss the legal details, but my take is > that a jar file would count as a "binary form" and could thus contain > javascript. Fortunately, it's a moot point in this case -- take it > up on legal discuss if you're interested in getting an authoritative > ruling and have an actual use case.
Not to beat a dead (and moot) horse, but assuming that link is authoritative, it specifically mentions XML: "Therefore, XML and text files covered by a Category B license cannot be included in an Apache product."
