Re: OK to use GPLed class libraries in DNA sequencers ( was Re: [dna-dev] Required headers on all files)

Yeah, there are plenty of other alternatives - in particular, Apache Commons project has one in the works: http://commons.apache.org/sandbox/csv/ So there is not really a problem for implementing this specific sequencer, this is more idle curiousity...no rush on finding the answer. I asked one of the JBoss Developer Studio developers about this and he thought that the answer was probably "no", unless they make a specific GPL exception for linking(which they don't in this case). Otherwise I think it pollutes the whole code base, forcing it all to be GPL. Regards, Greg On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 12:10 -0500, Randall Hauch wrote: > Greg: > > Have you looked at http://sourceforge.net/projects/javacsv/? Are > there other alternatives? > > On Jun 12, 2008, at 11:55 AM, Randall Hauch wrote: > > >> Greg: >> >> I don't know the answer to that. I know we're using some projects >> with MIT or Apache license, but no GPL to date (that I'm aware of). >> I'll look into it and get back to you. (Unless someone else on the >> list already knows.) >> >> Randall >> >> On Jun 12, 2008, at 11:47 AM, Gregory Haber wrote: >> >> >>> Hi Randall, >>> >>> I've made a first pass at DNA-105 (delimited text sequencer). In >>> it I >>> use the Ostermiller Utils classes >>> (http://ostermiller.org/utils/download.html) to do the delimited text >>> parsing. >>> >>> Before I do any more work on it (and "officially" pick it up from the >>> JIRA queue), though, it occurred to me - these classes are GPL, where >>> DNA is LGPL. >>> >>> Is it OK to build sequencers using class libraries that are GPL? or >>> do >>> they need a less restrictive license like LGPL or Apache? >>> >>> It isn't a problem to implement this individual connector (there are >>> lots of good delimited text parsing classes out there under a >>> variety of >>> licenses - and although this is something I could do myself, this >>> parsing is actually a lot more difficult a problem than it appears >>> initially, so I would prefer not to do it), but I was curious as to >>> whether using GPLed libraries is OK. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Greg >>> >>> On Tue, 2008-06-10 at 16:58 -0500, Randall Hauch wrote: >>> >>>> Please make sure that add the correct JBoss header to all files in >>>> JBoss DNA. We're not being consistent with our commits, so please >>>> go >>>> through code you've recently created and make the appropriate >>>> changes. >>>> >>>> >>>> The easiest way to do this is to set up your development environment >>>> to automatically add the following header to all Java classes: >>>> >>>> >>>> /* >>>> * JBoss, Home of Professional Open Source. >>>> * Copyright 2008, Red Hat Middleware LLC, and individual >>>> contributors >>>> * as indicated by the @author tags. See the copyright.txt file in >>>> the >>>> * distribution for a full listing of individual contributors. >>>> * >>>> * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it >>>> * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as >>>> * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of >>>> * the License, or (at your option) any later version. >>>> * >>>> * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, >>>> * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of >>>> * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU >>>> * Lesser General Public License for more details. >>>> * >>>> * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public >>>> * License along with this software; if not, write to the Free >>>> * Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA >>>> * 02110-1301 USA, or see the FSF site: http://www.fsf.org. >>>> */ >>>> >>>> >>>> We also have to add it to all property files: >>>> >>>> >>>> # >>>> # JBoss, Home of Professional Open Source. >>>> # Copyright 2008, Red Hat Middleware LLC, and individual >>>> contributors >>>> # as indicated by the @author tags. See the copyright.txt file in >>>> the >>>> # distribution for a full listing of individual contributors. >>>> # >>>> # This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it >>>> # under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as >>>> # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of >>>> # the License, or (at your option) any later version. >>>> # >>>> # This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, >>>> # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of >>>> # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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