I also believed that importing and packaging LGPL jar files with some other Apache classes was ok, but it seems that it is not the case (cf. below: another recent thread from the POI list).
However it is still stated on the Apache web site that it is legal: http://www.apache.org/foundation/licence-FAQ.html#GPL
We had the same problem a few months ago with the Mvnforum project: http://www.mvnforum.com/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=316
and we concluded that we were ok with it.
According to the answer of Dave Turner (the man behind [EMAIL PROTECTED]), I do not know any more. Seems like if the FSF wants to keep things unclear regarding the status of Java/J2EE and GPL/LGPL projects (knowing that most of the J2EE libraries are released under the SUN SCSL and are then not compliant with the (L)GPL, if I am correct...)
I'am not a lawyer, so only my 2 cts...
Cheers
St�phane
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You cannot. Though the FSF has stated that the Apache interpretation was correct and that importing classes from LGPL jar files in Java does indeed cause the "viral clause" to apply to Java.
Please stop saying "lift the code" or other things that imply violating the copyright.
Under no circumstances can any LGPL code be used as it would require us to LGPL our code per section 6 of the LGPL license and the statement I received from the Free Software Foundation's Dave Turner (the man behind [EMAIL PROTECTED]):
"
Me:
> Brett Smith referred me to you regarding a question regarding the Lesser Gnu
> Public License (LGPL) in regards to Java. It is the interpretation of most
> of the open/free software communities that the use of a "jar" file by a
> piece of software linked via a Java "import" statement does not bind the
> linking work under the terms of the LGPL. The Apache Software Foundation,
> presently takes a more conservative view and thus projects of the ASF are
> not allowed to link/distribute LGPL programs into Java projects of the
> foundation.
DT: This sort of linking falls under section 6 of the LGPL. "
In short, Sam was right, I was wrong.
-Andy
On 7/16/03 4:55 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sorry I haven't been on the list more, been traveling the last week. At any
> rate, Andy, did you ever get a resolution to including the HTMLParser Jar?
>
> Should I just submit a code change the mimics the code that I need from
> HTMLParser, I mean, it is just a long list of values being populated into a
> Map! That is all I really want, versus sophisticated translation of
> character set logic or something...
>
> Thanks for your efforts...
> eric
>
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