Dan? What are your plans or intentions here? Thank you, Gary
On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 12:48 AM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Jul 19, 2012, at 12:11, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> wrote: > > > > > On Jul 18, 2012, at 10:38 AM, sebb wrote: > > > >>>>> > >>>>> Can the above be read as follows for VFS and JCIFS: you cannot copy > the > >>>>> JCIFS jar into VFS (which we do not) but the VFS POM can point to it > (which > >>>>> we do). > >>>> > >>>> The above document is only proposed, not actual policy. > >>>> > >>>> The following is the resolved list of questions: > >>>> > >>>> http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html > >>>> > >>>> In particular: > >>>> > >>>> http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#optional > >>>> > >>>> "Will the majority of users want to use my product without adding the > >>>> optional components? > >>> > >>> I do not see how this helps. It's yes or no: Can the VFS POM point to > >>> a set of artifacts that are LGPL? > >> > >> Whether the answer is yes or no depends on the answer to the above > question. > > > > There are only a few file systems in VFS that should be considered > required. All the ones that require the user to include a third-party jar - > even if it is Jackrabbit's - are optional. We could easily include file > systems that have dependencies on artifacts that are licensed under the > LGPL or similar licenses (although I would still shy away from GPL'd works > because of the FSF's interpretation of their license). > > > > The biggest issue I see with the stuff in the sandbox isn't licensing > but if anyone will support it. > > Ok, so the short answer is yes, we can move to trunk. The issue is > whether someone can bring the code up to par. That person sounds like > the author of the original post. After that, it's up to the > committers, like me, to keep up. > > Gary > > > > > Ralph > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > > -- E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org JUnit in Action, 2nd Ed: <http://goog_1249600977>http://bit.ly/ECvg0 Spring Batch in Action: <http://s.apache.org/HOq>http://bit.ly/bqpbCK Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
