OK I was wrong, this is used as explained at
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Using+BIRT+with+OFBiz
Now the question is: is it sufficient to keep it? Because we have a kinda
license issue.
But if you carefully read http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-b
there is a last point which was then discussed by David and Scott.
<<For small amounts of source that is directly consumed by the ASF product at runtime in source form, and for which that source is unmodified and
unlikely to be changed anyway (say, by virtue of being specified by a standard), inclusion of appropriately labeled source is also permitted. An
example of this is the web-facesconfig_1_0.dtd, whose inclusion is mandated by the JSR 127: JavaServer Faces specification>>
David suggested it was OK[1], Scott did not agree[2]. Now that I have a look at it, it's 160 files, but only 541 523 bytes, and I don't see why people
would change them.
So I tend to think that if we appropriately label we can keep it. We could ask
legal if in doubt...
Opinions?
Jacques
[1] https://s.apache.org/95mu
[2] https://s.apache.org/ECDF
Le 25/03/2017 à 08:02, Jacques Le Roux a écrit :
Good point Scott, we discussed it indeed
https://lists.apache.org/[email protected]:gte=7y:add%20BIRT%20branch%20to%20trunk.
I had not the guts to deep into all details, but yes you and others expressed
concerns then: https://s.apache.org/GyKu
The most important point here is more that AFAIK these files are not even
needed!
Jacques
Le 24/03/2017 à 21:04, Scott Gray a écrit :
I'm curious as to how it was ever added, when the birt component was first
introduced I'm pretty sure we agreed to not include this part of it because
of licensing concerns.
On 25 March 2017 at 02:34, Jacopo Cappellato <
[email protected]> wrote:
On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
plugins/birt/webapp/birt/webcontent is a part of the birt component but
AFAIK is not used by OFBiz.
Also Birt is licensed under EPL, it's category B
http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-b <
http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-b>, so files should
be
only provided in object/binary form
So I think we need to remove this code. I was able to generate a PDF and
a
XLS report after removing this part, so I think it's OK w/o it.
I also tried the new Birt feature (Flexible Reports) and it works with
any
kind of format provided.
I begin the documentation of this new part and will let you know when
it's
done...
Jacques
If the code is not used then I cast a great +1 for its removal.
Jacopo
