<quote> This class was originally written by Jason Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> as part of the book "Java Servlet Programming" (O'Reilly). See http://www.servlets.com/book for more information. Used by Sun Microsystems with permission. </quote>
The summary of the history of these files (as I understand it) is:
- Jason wrote them and put them in his book.
- Whilst working at Sun, he re-used these files from the Book, granting Sun permission to use them. There was no formal grant, just the comment above in the code.
- These files were included in the Tomcat code Sun donated to Apache.
I am looking for answers to the following questions:
1. Does this text actually present any issues?
2. If so, what are the issues?
If there are issues, bearing in mind Jason is an Apache member, a Tomcat Committer and has a CLA...
3a. What is the minimum change required to the above text to make it acceptable?
3b. What other actions are required in addition to any change to the text?
4. If the affected classes were re-implemented, what is an acceptable form of words to use in a comment (author tag?) that says "These classes replace those originally written by Jason Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> as part of the book "Java Servlet Programming" (O'Reilly)."
For background, the TC5 classes have been re-implemented to bypass any potential issue with this text. Please note that I don't want this thread to degenerate into another discussion on the merits of this re-write. Please can we keep it focussed on the legal questions above. Thanks.
I have yet to do anything with the TC4 classes (and am in no particular rush to do so) as TC4 is on a much slower release cycle.
Thanks,
Mark
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