Quick question...I'm assuming the current C++ DAS is not being picked up for the current Native Release, so applying new patches to the C++ DAS will not affect the release... but I just want to double check if I have the right understanding...
-- Luciano Resende http://people.apache.org/~lresende On 3/15/07, Pete Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 15/03/07, Pete Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 15/03/07, ant elder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 3/15/07, Pete Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On 15/03/07, ant elder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On 3/15/07, Pete Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On 15/03/07, ant elder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > So that prompted me to check the licenses. Zlib and libxml2 look > > > > > fine > > > > i > > > > > > think though they do need to be added to the Tuscany LICENSE and > > > > NOTICE > > > > > > files if the Tuscany code is using those APIs whether or not > > Tuscany > > > > > > Native > > > > > > is distributing them. Looks like iconv is LGPL which isn't ASF > > > > friendly. > > > > > > Is > > > > > > the Tuscany Native code actually using the iconv APIs? > > > > > > > > > > > > ...ant > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > we do not use iconv at all. It just has to be there for libxml2 to > > > work. > > > > > > > > > > The only APIs used are for libxml2. I did not think that use of an > > API > > > > > requires a mention in the NOTICE file as we are not including any > > > > libxml2 > > > > > artifacts. If it does then do we need to add entries for: > > > > > Ruby > > > > > Python > > > > > Curl > > > > > Httpd > > > > > Axis2c > > > > > gcc > > > > > java > > > > > ant > > > > > automake > > > > > autoconf > > > > > ..... > > > > > > > > > > ? > > > > > > > > > > > > I can't find a web page to point to with a definitive answer right > > now, > > > > but > > > > this is how i thought this worked: > > > > > > > > If ASF code directly uses the APIs of a third party work then you > > need > > > > mention this in the LICENSE and NOTICE files (unless its another ASF > > > > project). Its not about whether or not we actually distribute the > > third > > > > party work, its if the third party code is required to make a > > > functioning > > > > build of our project. > > > > > > > > I could be wrong, does anyone else know? > > > > > > > > ...ant > > > > > > > > > > All the NOTICE files I look at only mention included works. Can you > > check > > > this out? > > > > > > I can't find anything definitive. Browsing the download areas its easy > > to > > find artifacts that *do* have NOTICE files that mention dependent works > > that > > are not distributed. I'll leave it to you to take further or ignore. > > The > > ASF copyright is missing from the NOTICE files though so I think you do > > need > > to fix that (sorry i missed that earlier). There's an eg NOTICE file at: > > > > http://www.apache.org/licenses/example-NOTICE.txt > > > > ...ant > > > > Thanks. I'll add the copyright. The RAT tool didn't pick this up. > > > -- > Pete > I asked on [EMAIL PROTECTED] and it seems we do NOT need to list libxml etc in the NOTICE file. Cheers, -- Pete
