Violation??: MySQL JDBC driver - GPL license not adhered to.

2002-05-07 Thread dirkx
I noticed that * mysql-*.jar MM MySQL JDBC Driver http://www.worldserver.com/mm.mysql/ appeared in downloads I did yesterday from the ASF web site jakarta.apche.org. I beleive the latter is under the GPL - and a quick glance shows that there may be more. As it

Re: Large code donation?

2002-04-13 Thread dirkx
I think the refence got cut out :-) you want: cvs.apache.org:/home/cvs/foundation software-grant.txt/pdf D'oh. BTW, there is no software-grant.pdf only .txt. Jim - Could you make one on nice letter head paper - we've had some RQ's for this in the past and had to

Re: Large code donation?

2002-04-12 Thread dirkx
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Ceki [iso-8859-1] Gülcü wrote: The results of a recent vote show that the log4j community has strong interest in the donation. Is there a document that I can present to the donator for signature? I assume this document is NOT the Contributor License Agreement because

Re: Large code donation?

2002-04-11 Thread dirkx
On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Ceki [iso-8859-1] Gülcü wrote: A commercial company, after changing its business orientation, recently proposed to donate a rather large chuck of code, essentially a log4j extension, to the log4j project. Do we need to have them sign any paperwork? Assuming they post

Re: [off topic] Zaurus PDA at java one

2002-03-27 Thread dirkx
On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: On 3/26/02 6:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did anyone attending java one play with one ? Any good ? I am tempted to get one - but am held back by an experience with them a year ago or so when it barely worked - and

[off topic] Zaurus PDA at java one

2002-03-26 Thread dirkx
Did anyone attending java one play with one ? Any good ? I am tempted to get one - but am held back by an experience with them a year ago or so when it barely worked - and would barf as soon as you did something serious on threading, garbage collection, etc. Dw -- Dirk-Willem van Gulik --

Re: JakartaOne: The Gathering

2002-03-24 Thread dirkx
On Sat, 23 Mar 2002, Jon Scott Stevens wrote: on 3/22/02 11:36 PM, Martin Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, we need to make a decision, pronto! Let's meet at 21st Amendment (563 2nd Street) at 7:30pm on Monday. We can take the rest from there. Martin. I will be there. Thanks for

Re: JakartaOne: The Gathering

2002-03-24 Thread dirkx
Thanks for making the deceision. On foot :To get their from the Conf. Center. Simply take Mission street .. me wrong: it is HOWARD street. (Thanks Martin!). (the street which runs 'through' the conf. center's middle) and go Norht -one- block. Turn right onto second street and follow it

RE: JakartaOne: The Gathering

2002-03-24 Thread dirkx
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Marc Saegesser wrote: I'm in SF now, for the conference. Any idea how to identify Jakarta group? I've only met a couple in person before. OK, we need to make a decision, pronto! Let's meet at 21st Amendment (563 2nd Street) at 7:30pm on Monday. We can take the

Re: JakartaOne: The Gathering

2002-03-22 Thread dirkx
Jon, can you suggest a place that isn't too far away from Moscone that has a large bar (with real beer...) we can gather in, with a reasonably-priced restaurant that we can then have dinner in? Cuisine can be anything, but a 'normal' american upscale bar menu might be the most appealing to

Re: The Complete Server Platform?

2002-03-22 Thread dirkx
On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: On 3/22/02 2:59 AM, Stefan Bodewig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21 Mar 2002, Jason van Zyl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I assume that ant is not made to take advantage of a multi-processor box, Ant isn't doing too many things that could

RE: LICENSE in .jar files

2002-03-20 Thread dirkx
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Conor MacNeill wrote: I don't know. IANAL. We really do need a lawyer. Anyway, in my view, you would not be able to legally run such a reverse engineered clone on a Sun You have a lawyer - or rather - the PMC has access to those beast. This is being worked on (even today

RE: License issue (the come back)

2002-03-13 Thread dirkx
... - I looked at the license and the words Ex: You have chosen to download Java(TM) Message Service (JMS) API -- Javadoc 1.0.2b Sun Microsystems, Inc. Binary Code License Agreement Two things - the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] is more

RE: License issue (the come back)

2002-03-13 Thread dirkx
Does not the DMCA expressly prohibit reverse-engineering? Or is it just legaleze, not applicable in the real world? The DMCA is about circumventing copy right protecting devices or constructs. Implementing a library based on a public description of an API; where this description is obtained

RE: License issue (the come back)

2002-03-13 Thread dirkx
.. I remember reading somewhere about some fair use of published information and books, but didn't know that this can be restricted. I should start reading the prefaces of the books, maybe they'll start including a licence and 'if you disagree with the terms, you must burn the book

Re: news@jakarta list? (Re: Introducing Enterprise Object Broker)

2002-03-07 Thread dirkx
On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Jeff Turner wrote: Then could we perhaps have a news@jakarta list for this sort of thing? A lot of people find announcements like this relevant and interesting. +1 as I like those messages - but general@ should be kept clean and lean for jakarta projects and

Re: ASL vs. GPL page?

2002-03-05 Thread dirkx
On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Pier Fumagalli wrote: Danny Angus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And anyway aren't licence issues beyond the remit of Jakarta? Practically anyone has a word on the matter, as members are listening, but the legal decision (and legal obligations, bindings, restrictions,

Get together / SunOne / JakartaOne / The One that binds them all

2002-03-04 Thread dirkx
Folks, As most of you propably know Covalents offices (www.covalent.net) are right on the corner - a block or so from the Moscone center. (Our current offices are less than a block - the new ones about a 1/2 square root of a block). Hereby an offer to use our 'big' meeting room for a day.

Re: Get together / SunOne / JakartaOne / The One that binds themall

2002-03-04 Thread dirkx
On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Pier Fumagalli wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Including whiteboards, etternet-hubs, wireless, telcon/phone, coffee, thee, softdrinks c for one day (take your pick; tentative suggestion: that Tuesday). Plane tickets? :) Grin :-) But seriously -

Re: StudioZ (was: Re: JakartaOne?)

2002-03-04 Thread dirkx
On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Jon Scott Stevens wrote: I would love to host JakartaOne at Studio Z. I think it would be a lot of fun. ... The Covalent deal also sounds cool, but I doubt they have a large dance floor and a big sound system. :-) Yea right ! You liar :-) Sounds too cool to be true :-)

Re: StudioZ (was: Re: JakartaOne?)

2002-03-04 Thread dirkx
On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: On 3/4/02 3:19 PM, Jon Scott Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, how does Tue, March 26th sound? If that works, then I need you guys to pick a time range... If we do that, we can do something technical as well in the Covalent space? Fine

PMC - its official :-)

2002-02-28 Thread dirkx
With unanimous consent the ASF Board has approved the following resoltution: WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management Committee charged with

Re: Jakarta PMC 2002: Results of the Ballot.

2002-02-26 Thread dirkx
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, Pier Fumagalli wrote: acoliver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is that not a measure of success? A healthy and mature project shouldn't depend on its founders for its continued development... Congradulations to the founders. :-) I wasn't implying any negative aspect

Re: OT: Someone better warn Sam Ruby

2002-02-26 Thread dirkx
On 23 Feb 2002, Andrew C. Oliver wrote: Open Source Developer Stoned... http://bbspot.com/News/2002/02/stoned.html Why drink and drive if you can smoke and fly ? Dw. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Slight delay in PMC election results

2002-02-23 Thread dirkx
I apologize for the delay in publishing the PMC election results - I expect to be done by the end of today - or sunday the latest. Thanks, Dw -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Jakarta PMC 2002 Elections: verification of votes

2002-02-19 Thread dirkx
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Folks, We're well past the deadline for voting now. At the moment we are verifying the ballots. Committers: If you voted - you should have received a confirmation by now. If all information is correct - then you do not need to do anything. If you did not