Hi Burak,

lets figure out some of the next steps that are relevant for your
contribution.

> > > i can say that this code doesn't derive from mateo casati's client 
> > > anymore, it's rewritten. there are code fragments here and there, but 
> > > the logic is completely different.
> > 
> > Then why do you maintain the copyright notices in the code and readme?!  
> 
> because i'm not sure, i'm no lawyer. as i said there are still code
> fragments lying around here and there, so i try to be as honest as i
> can.

We need to be absolutely sure about the legal situation. Fair enough
that you're not a lawyer. Nobody is here either, so don't worry. But I'd
suggest you carefully re-evaluate what original source code might be
left in the current code base. There's also some confusion about the
licensing terms. Is the 3rd party code under GPL or CC-SA-2.5? The
current 0.4.1 release of your Soap contribution is even covered by a
BSD-style license. Please try to figure it out, even if I understand it
isn't something a developer really wants to do. It simply is a minimum
requirement when developing open source software. If you've got any
legal questions, please contact me off-list, so I might be able to
assist.

Once the license issues are resolved (hope we get that straightened out
soon), it would be great to advance your contribution as expected to
make it really useful for others as well. I think it's a great addition
to have your contribution provide a SOAP communication layer for
qooxdoo. It's also a perfect addition to qooxdoo-contrib. There's a
misinterpretation once in a while about the qooxdoo framework (you
called it "mainstream") vs. the contributions. Let me say that _both_
are essential parts for qooxdoo as a whole. 

It certainly is an advantage to have an ecosystem for qooxdoo, that
features an infrastructure for distributed software. While
qooxdoo-contrib provides some pre-defined infrastructure (like project
structure, or tooling) and policies (documentation, release management,
etc.), there's quite some freedom for all developers to collaborate,
maintain and release their projects. 

So projects don't have to be stuffed into a monolithic framework on a
code level and be governed by the same set of rules. But it has always
been a top priority to allow to include any contribution easily into
anyone's custom project. Sure there's much room for improvement (e.g.
proper exposure of some of the contributions), but we're working on that
and there have been some major steps forward recently. It's just that
one cannot have it all at once, so simply needs some time and hatching.

Anyway, lets work out the open issues specific to your Soap client so
that it can really become a valuable addition to the qooxdoo ecosystem.
If you've got any specific questions, feel free to contact me directly.

Bye,

Andreas

-- 
Andreas Ecker
Project Lead
http://qooxdoo.org



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