Jeremias Maerki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 03/29/2006 02:08:32 AM: > (cc'ing dev@xmlbeans.apache.org) > > That's ok with me. The only thing bothering me is the XMLBeans' JAR file > with the API sources. It does not contain any indication whether this is > a clean-room reconstruction of the API sources based on the > specification or if they have been taken from the java.net site and > modified. The files there seem to be distributed under the CDDL [1] > which is a Category B license (binary only). The sources at java.net [2] > have Bea copyrights all over the place. Furthermore, I can't find the > StAX API sources anywhere in XMLBeans' repository. The individual files > in the API JAR do not contain the Apache license header as would be > required by any source file published by the ASF (due to the current > policy). The good thing on the other side is that Bea seems to be the > driving force behind XMLBeans and could officially donate the API > sources to the ASF for inclusion into XML Commons Externals. And Cliff > is XMLBeans' PMC chair. :-) So, before the API sources can be included > in XML Commons Externals a clarification will be necessary IMO.
I agree. > [1] https://jaxp-sources.dev.java.net/source/browse/jaxp- > sources/jaxp-api/src/javax/xml/license.txt?rev=1. > 1&view=auto&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup > [2] https://jaxp-sources.dev.java.net/source/browse/jaxp- > sources/jaxp-api/src/javax/xml/stream/StreamFilter.java?rev=1. > 1&view=auto&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup > > On 29.03.2006 00:45:11 Michael Glavassevich wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > The Xerces developers (myself included) have started planning for a > > Xerces-J release which will add support for JAXP 1.4 [1][2]. JAXP 1.4 is a > > minor update to JAXP 1.3; the largest technical change being the addition > > of StAX (JSR 173) [3] and new Source/Result classes (see the > > javax.xml.transform.stax package) which can be used with transformers and > > validators. I believe Apache Harmony will eventually require JAXP 1.4 to > > complete an implementation of Java SE 6.0. Other Apache projects (Axis2, > > XMLBeans, etc...) are already using StAX. > > > > With the JAXP 1.4 specification nearing finalization I propose that the > > main trunk of XML Commons External be upgraded to JAXP 1.4 and a branch be > > created for maintenance of JAXP 1.3 (which is what is currently on the > > main trunk). > > > > I noticed that a copy of the StAX API source is being distributed with > > XMLBeans here [4] (see jsr173_1.0_api_bundle.jar) and on Apache mirror > > sites. The source files contain Javadoc so it would be great if we could > > use them. The README contained in the jar states that the source and > > binary files are distributed under the Apache License 2.0, so it would > > appear to me that the source can be included [5] in XML Commons External. > > What do folks think? > > > > Thanks. > > > > [1] https://jaxp-sources.dev.java.net/nonav/docs/spec/html/ > > [2] https://jaxp-sources.dev.java.net/nonav/docs/api/ > > [3] http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=173 > > [4] http://www.apache.org/dist/java-repository/xmlbeans/jars/ > > [5] http://people.apache.org/~cliffs/3party.html#category-a > > > > Michael Glavassevich > > XML Parser Development > > IBM Toronto Lab > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Jeremias Maerki Michael Glavassevich XML Parser Development IBM Toronto Lab E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
