On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 8:42 AM, Ross Gardler <[email protected]> wrote: > Sent from my mobile device, please forgive errors and brevity. > On Dec 6, 2011 1:22 AM, "Rob Weir" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'd like to draw your attention to the following wiki page. It lists >> the libraries that are being removed from the code, because of >> incompatible licenses. It lists the replacement, where they exist, as >> well as the user impact. >> >> This information will be useful to testing the 3.4 released. We >> should focus on the areas where we are introducing new libraries. > > Very useful. Thanks. > >> >> But I think it will also be interesting if you have heard (as I have) >> people suggest that AOO 3.4 will be greatly degraded in functionality >> due to the IP cleanup, and the resulting release will not be usable. >> I think much of the confusion is due to imperfect knowledge about what >> is permissible in Apache source versus binary releases. > > You might want to unpack that a little. Apache doesn't do binary releases. > Projects often provide binary packages built directly from source releases > as a convenience. >
Sure, if you want to say we publish binary packages rather than release them, then that's fine. I think we're using different words for the same thing. But I'm happy to adopt your usage if you think it is important. > Perhaps I'm missing the point you are trying to make here. > For example, treatment of MPL, which may be included in a binary package, but may not be included in the source release -Rob >> >> In any case, I invite you to consult the following page, and see the >> functionality that will be impacted. Note that in at least two cases >> the replacements will be functional improvements to the code that is >> being removed. >> >> If you know of something that is missing from the table, feel free to >> add it. Let's be transparent about the facts and let the FUD >> evaporate. >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/IP_Clearance+Impact >> >> >> -Rob
