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From: "Ahmed Mohombe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <server-dev@james.apache.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [jira] Commented: (JAMES-461) Maildir support
I know what the GPL is and I also know about the differences in the
interpretations by Apache lawyers and FSF, but this is not the point.
I asked for a solution, not for explanations of the problem ;-)
We can add the "imaginary.javax.mail.UIDPlusFolder" (or a similar
interface) to the mailet API or to a third party ASL2 licensed project.
We can then add a sourceforge project that include the GPL
maildir and the GPL plugin including our ASL interface. People then
will have Maildir support in james: is this right?
This is a borderline case.
I agree.
And this is not in the interest of people using Apache software.
I don't agree: Not all apache software users use it due to the ASL
licensing. I believe that most James users would use it even if it were
GPL.
Exactly. You hit the nail here, and it seems that from the "top" many
Apache commiters don't see the
reality anymore:
- most of the people use JAMES because it's the *ONLY* *free* *java_based*
email server.
- many more, that would like to use it, but are not allowed because of the
missing features, would
use it for the same reason.
- even more, most of them would use it even if the were closed source but
guaranteed free.
Ahmed.
Support (not incorporation, usage or whatever) of GPL-code by an ASF-project
is problematic, as long as it is not because of standards both the ASL- and
GPL-code are following.
Markus
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