It really is an interesting question about how the GWT compiler affects the license. At the end of the day, you could just add an explicit exemption to the LGPL license to clarify the issue - you may want to get advice from a lawyer (or maybe there are some FSF forums out there) on the precise language to use.
On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Joe Cole <[email protected]>wrote: > > IANAL but I believe you are stuck with liberal licensing or creating > your own special license. > In practice license makes no difference; if the project is successful > it will always have contributions back. > > Joe > On Apr 8, 1:07 am, David Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmm. Our intention is to allow the use of GWT Portlets in commercial > > closed source projects without forcing those projects to become open > > source. We do want people who modify the framework to contribute their > > changes back to the community. That is why we chose LGPL instead of > > GPL or Apache 2. > > > > Is there anyone on this thread who is a lawyer who can answer this > > question? What do we need to do to fulfill our intent as described > > above? > > > > Cheers > > David > > > > On Apr 7, 12:48 pm, Joe Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Your logic applies to normal java linking (see fsf's lgpl and java > > > post) but with gwt, it seems it may be thought of as static linking: > > > > >http://pocketdope.blogspot.com/2008/02/why-you-shouldnt-use-lgpl-for-. > .. > > > > > Personally, I would agree. > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > On Apr 7, 3:04 pm, Vitali Lovich <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Joe Cole < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Looks great. What are the implications for the use of the LGPL? > From > > > > > my understanding LGPL + gwt = distribute source? > > > > > > No - you only have to distribute the changes you make to the library > (can't > > > > recall the fundamental differences between v2 & v3 for LGPL, but this > > > > remains the same because that's the fundamental reason LGPL exists in > > > > parallel with GPL). > > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > > On Apr 7, 1:37 am, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > GWT Portlets is a free open source web framework for building > modular > > > > > > GWT (Google Web Toolkit) applications. GWT provides the low level > > > > > > building blocks required to build web applications (Java to > Javascript > > > > > > compiler, basic UI widgets, an RPC mechanism etc.) but typical > > > > > > business applications can benefit from the additional scaffolding > > > > > > provided by GWT Portlets. In traditional web applications this > role > > > > > > would be fulfilled by Struts and other web frameworks. > > > > > > > >http://www.gwtportlets.org/ > > > > > > > > Please have a look. All feedback will be appreciated. > > > > > > > > Note that the signup mails send by the site tend to get eaten by > spam > > > > > > filters so check your spam folder if you don't receive the mail. > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > David > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
