At this time, the so-called short form should not be used. Although we are told that it is legally defensible.
http://nagoya.apache.org:8080/jyve-faq/Turbine/screen/DisplayQuestionAnswer/action/SetAll/project_id/2/faq_id/38/topic_id/205/question_id/787 The ASF chair has made a posting to the Committers list regarding a new license, which will support a short form, but approval is still forthcoming. -Ted. "Andrew C. Oliver" wrote: > > Pete, > > Just a question. Maybe I missed this in the discussions. Every once > and a while the "short license" versus "big license" discussion goes > through here. Meaning the source code for some projects whether > correctly or incorrectly be convention uses a statement and short > reference to the license and others post the license in its entirety. > Did anyone consult those "licensing" folks to check if there was a legal > reasoning? While I have no particular passion on this and don't wish to > see a war here, I do know some projects use one and others use another > and I'm just curious if there are any legal problems that could result. > > (at POI we use the long form convention because it seems to be in line > with where the discussion leaned on here and I'm a paranoid type person) > > Thanks, > > Andy > -- > www.superlinksoftware.com > www.sourceforge.net/projects/poi - port of Excel format to java > http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4487555.html > - fix java generics! > > The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to > vote. > -Ambassador Kosh > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Ted Husted, Husted dot Com, Fairport NY USA. -- Building Java web applications with Struts. -- Tel +1 585 737-3463. -- Web http://www.husted.com/struts/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
