Bertrand, is this the thread you are referring to: http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-legal-discuss/200707.mbox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is just the starting point, it goes on forever.
It's about XSDs used as input to generate XML parsers. If the DTD is GPLed, I don't think we should use it. If I interpret this thread right (and it is a bit of a monster), XSDs (and by analogy, DTDs) are to be treated as source files. So GPL is definitely out. I know this open source licensing stuff is a pain... --Thilo Chris Mattmann wrote: > Hi Bertrand, > >> On 9/20/07, Chris Mattmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> ...I propose >>> that we remove the file freedesktop.org.xml, and then rename the DTD file >>> from freedesktop.org.dtd to mime.types.dtd. That way, we remove the >>> freedesktop.org specific stuff, and we're simply using the data model for >>> how to structure the mime database... >> If that's how Nutch did it I guess it is ok, but I'd like to have the >> opinion of others. I seem to remember recent ASF discussions about a >> similar case, I'll see if I can find them. > > One last thing on this that came to my mind too. I just want to clarify: we > aren't using any "code" from the freedesktop.org shared-mime info system > directly. We are simply in TIKA-6, using the freedesktop.org mime db XML > file format. The code to parse/interact with that information was written by > Jerome and myself entirely under the auspices of our CLAs so IMO it's fair > game. Again, just to point out, this is consistent with our Apache projects > (e.g., Nutch), where an XML file format (e.g., Eclipse Plugin DTD) is > adopted, however the code to read/interact with the data was written > specifically for the particular Apache project (as is the case here). > > Just an FYI. Others are also welcome to chime in. Thanks! > > Cheers, > Chris > > ______________________________________________ > Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cognizant Development Engineer > Early Detection Research Network Project > > _________________________________________________ > Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA > Office: 171-266B Mailstop: 171-246 > _______________________________________________________ > > Disclaimer: The opinions presented within are my own and do not reflect > those of either NASA, JPL, or the California Institute of Technology. >
